When his induction into the army is delayed Joseph finds himself facing a yearof idleness. This journal presents an account of his restless wanderingsthrough Ch... » 

When his induction into the army is delayed Joseph finds himself facing a yearof idleness. This journal presents an account of his restless wanderingsthrough Chicagos streets his musings on the past his psychological reactionto his inactivity while war rages around him and his uneasy insights into thenature of freedom and choice. «