She wasn't 78. She was 90. Lovey Howell is listed last merely because she was often written as a mere adjunct to Mr. Howell. The Howells moved as a unit, only sometimes emerging as unique ...

In the book, the Skipper talks about a frightening encounter during his service in the Pacific Theater of World War II, Lovey Howell recalls her doomed love life during her time as a young Jazz ...