{"product_id":"trailer-tramp","title":"Beacon Books B153 Trailer Tramp by Orrie Hitt, 1957 VG + Cond","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeacon Books B153 Trailer Tramp by Orrie Hitt, 1957 very nice copy vg ++ minor chips on edges (see picture)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author.\u003c\/strong\u003e Orrie Hitt (1916–1975) was one of the most prolific writers in the genre. Working out of upstate New York, he turned out well over a hundred novels in roughly fifteen years. He's since gained a cult following for writing about working-class people, small-town hustlers and money troubles more realistically than the lurid covers suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe cover art.\u003c\/strong\u003e Attribution is a bit tangled. Some sources credit George Geygan, but collectors have linked the painting to Walter Popp. It appears to be the same artwork used earlier on Janet Pritchard's \u003cem\u003eCountry Club Cheat\u003c\/em\u003e (Uni-Books 68, 1953). Reusing art across titles was common at budget publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67557716459817,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/9052\/7785\/files\/PXL_20260929_173840046.jpg?v=1790776500","url":"https:\/\/captainaero.com\/products\/trailer-tramp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}