Roadwork
First published: 1981
Characters
THEY TARGETED HIS LIFE FOR DEMOLITION
That's how George Bart Dawes saw it when a conglomerate bought the company he worked for and made him feel like a number...
When the government told him to move out of the home he had put a lifetime of living into to make way for a highway project...
It seemed to George that his whole world had been invaded by acquisitive demons who expected him to surrender to their will. Calmly. Politely. Step aside. No waves please.
But some very incorruptible voice in George's mind kept reassuring him that, sooner or later, the Irresistible Force of progress would come face to face with an Immovable Object--the will of George Bart Dawes. The impact, he suspected, would be shattering...
Characters
| Andrea | Mr. Piazzi's dog |
| ?, Alan | Sold Barton the explosives. Worked for Sal Magliore |
| ?, Andy | Nephew of Barton Dawes. Son of Bea |
| ?, Bea | Mother of Andy |
| ?, Belly | On a TV show seen by Barton Dawes in Duncan's bar |
| ?, Bill | Nephew of Barton Dawes |
| ?, Cindy | Niece of Barton Dawes |
| ?, Duncan | Owned Duncan's bar |
| ?, Gayle | Worked at Nicky's Diner |
| ?, Hank | On a TV show seen by Barton Dawes in Duncan's bar |
| ?, Jeff | Lover of Olivia Brenner and drug user |
| ?, Phyllis | Barton Dawes secretary in the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| ?, Ray | Sold Barton the explosives. Worked for Sal Magliore |
| ?, Rhonda | Worked in the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| ?, Sharon | On a TV show seen by Barton Dawes in Duncan's bar |
| ?, Sharon | While the traveling salesman was making love with Olivia Brenner he kept saying this name |
| ?, Sylvia | Niece of Barton Dawes |
| ?, Tina | Niece of Barton Dawes |
| Adams, Nicholas | Made up psychiatrist name that Barton Dawes gave to his wife |
| Adams, Nicholas Frederick | Made up "cousin" of Barton Dawes |
| Agar, John | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Albert, ? | Wife of Hank Albert |
| Albert, Dave | Reporter |
| Albert, Hank | Ex-Neighbor of Barton Dawes |
| Albertson, Ralph | Boss of laundry operations at the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Alexander, Ben | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Arlin, ? | Neighbors of Barton Hughes |
| Barry, Jack | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Ben-Gurion, David | Mentioned in passing |
| Bogart, Humphrey | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Boone, Richard | Character in "I Bury the Living" |
| Boyd, Malcolm | Mentioned in passing |
| Brenner, Olivia | Hitchhiker that Barton Dawes picked up |
| Brolin, James | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Bronticelli, Luigi | Bitten by Andrea. Runs a barbershop |
| Cagney, Jimmy | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Calloway, Jean | Mary Calloway's mother and wife of Lester |
| Calloway, Lester | Mary Calloway's father and husband of Jean |
| Calloway, Mary | Daughter of Lester and Jean. Maiden name of Mary Dawes |
| Carlisle, Kitty | On TV show "To Tell the Truth" |
| Carter, Meg | Friend of Mary Dawes |
| Cavett, Dick | Mentioned in passing |
| Chalmers, Henry | Was plant foreman |
| Chamberlain, Wilt | Mentioned in passing |
| Chancellor, John | Mentioned in passing |
| Child, Julia | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Cocker, Andy | Chargers player |
| Cosell, Howard | Mentioned in passing |
| Crawford, Broderick | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Cronkite, Walter | TV personality mentioned in passing |
| Cullen, Bill | On TV show "To tell the truth" |
| Dahl, Arlene | On TV show "To tell the truth" |
| Dankman, ? | Neighbors of Barton Dawes |
| Darby, ? | Neighbors of Barton Dawes |
| Davis, Gary | Blues singer mentioned in passing |
| Dawes, Barton George (Bart) | Husband of Mary Dawes that runs the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Dawes, Charles Frederick | Son of Barton |
| Dawes, Fred | Barton Dawes second personality that has "conversations" with him at times |
| Dawes, Mary | Wife of Barton Dawes. Married name of Mary Calloway |
| Dawes, Ralph | Barton's father |
| De Haviland, Olivia | Actress mentioned in passing |
| Devine, Andy | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Diment, Ethel | Worked at the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Drake, Phil | A street priest from Russell that helps street kids |
| Eastwood, Clint | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Elliot, T.S | Author mentioned in passing |
| Fednach, Hugh | Mustang player |
| Fenner, Phillip T | Lawyer for the city council |
| Floyd, Gracie | Worked at the Blue Ribbon laundry and a cousin of Maureen |
| Floyd, Maureen | Worked at the Blue Ribbon laundry and a cousin of Gracie |
| Fontain, Dr | Doctor Mentioned in passing |
| Fort, Charles | Author |
| Gibbs, Ethel | Worked in the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Gordon, Jack | Friends of the Dawes |
| Granger, Tom | Worked in the Blue Ribbon Laundry. Husband of Verna Granger |
| Granger, Verna | Tom Granger's wife |
| Griffin, Merv | TV personality Mentioned in passing |
| Haggard, H. Rider | Wrote "She" |
| Hamner, Walter | Friend of Barton Dawes |
| Harvey, Paul | Mentioned in passing |
| Hobart, Ellen | Wife of Jack Hobart |
| Hobart, Jack | Friend of Barton Dawes and husband of Ellen Hobart |
| Hobart, Linda | Daughter of Jack and Ellen |
| Holt, Victoria | Author mentioned in passing |
| Homer, Winslow | Painter |
| Hope, Bob | Mentioned in passing |
| Howard, Tina | Maiden name of Tina Wallace |
| Jackson, ? | Red headed wife of Dick |
| Jackson, Dick | At Wally Hamner's party |
| Jagger, Mick | Singer |
| Janssen, David | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| John, Elton | Singer Mentioned in passing |
| Jones, Harry | Worked at the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Keeson, Betty | Broke her arm in the Blue Ribbon Laundry in an accident |
| Keller, Dick | Neighbor of Barton Dawes |
| Kennedy, Robert | Mentioned in passing |
| King, Henry | Police Lieutenant |
| King, Martin Luther | Mentioned in passing |
| Knauer, Virginia | On television advertisement to save energy |
| Koerner, Spider John | Blues singer mentioned in passing |
| Lane, Francis | Owned construction company |
| Lang, Alicia | Ex-Neighbor of Barton Hughes and wife of Tony Lang |
| Lang, Tony | Ex-Neighbor of Barton Hughes. Husband of Alicia |
| Linkletter, Art | TV personality |
| Lombardo, Guy | Band leader mentioned in passing |
| Lovecraft, H.P | Author mentioned in passing |
| MacKenzie, Gisele | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Maddox, Lester | Mentioned in passing |
| Madison, Guy | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Magliore, Salvatore (Sally one-eye) | Crook that sells cars |
| Mahoney, Jock | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Mansey, Pete | Worked at Magliore's Used Cars |
| March, Hal | Actor Mentioned in passing |
| Mason, Roberta (Bobby) | Daughter of Sharon and Vinnie |
| Mason, Sharon | Vinnie Mason's wife and mother of Roberta |
| Mason, Vincent (Vinnie) | Worked in the Blue Ribbon Laundry. Husband of Sharon and father of Roberta |
| Millard, Ray | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Milner, Marty | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Monohan, Patrick J | Real estate agent |
| Moore, Garry | On TV show "To tell the truth" |
| Naish, Donald P | Democratic candidate that died |
| Narz, Jack | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Newman, Paul | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Nixon, Richard | Politician mentioned in passing |
| Ordner, Carla | Wife of Stephan |
| Ordner, Stephan (Steve) | Manager of Amroco, the company that owned the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Passos, Dos | The "Original Gonzo" journalist according to Jeff, Olivia Brenner's lover |
| Paxton, Tom | Blues singer mentioned in passing |
| Petty, Richard | Mentioned in passing |
| Piazzi, Mr | Acquaintance of Salvatore Magliore as a child. He owned the dog Andrea |
| Pollack, Steve | Worked in the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Powers, Francis Gary | Shot down in a U2 fighter. Mentioned in passing |
| Preston, Bob | Friends of Mary Dawes |
| Preston, Janet | Friends of Mary Dawes |
| Pym, Gordon | Author mentioned in passing |
| Queen, Ellery | Mystery writer |
| Quinn, ? | Neighbor of Barton Dawes |
| Radner, Dave | Ran the washroom in the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Rennie, Michael | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Reston, Muriel | State representative that was mentioned in passing |
| Ricker, Mrs | Charlie Dawes nursery school teacher |
| Ridpath, ? | Friends of Barton Dawes |
| Ronk, Van | Blues singer mentioned in passing |
| Rucker, Hank | Mustang Boss |
| Rush, Tom | Blues singer mentioned in passing |
| Sales, Soupy | On TV show "To tell the truth" |
| St. Clare, Joanna | Jean Calloway's cousin in Minnesota |
| Stauffer, Bill | Neighbor of Barton Dawes |
| Stone, Ron (Stoneballs) | Foreman at the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Swinnerton, Harold (Harry) | Owner of Harvey's Gun Shop since his brother Harvey died |
| Swinnerton, Harvey | Was the owner of Harvey's Gun shop. Brother of Harold |
| Tarkington, Don | Father of Ray. Owned the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Tarkington, Ray | Son of Ray. Owned the Blue Ribbon |
| Tremont, Ralph | Barton worked for him to get money for a TV |
| Truman, Walter | Mentioned in passing |
| Tucker, Forest | Character on the TV show F-Troop |
| Upshaw, Donna | Friend of Mary Dawes |
| Upslinger, Don | Father of Kenny Upslinger |
| Upslinger, Kenny | Delivered papers to the Dawes' area. Upslinger, Wilbur, Neighbor of Barton Dawes |
| Von Sydow, Max | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Vonnegut, Kurt | Wrote "Slaughterhouse Fire" |
| Walker, Arnie | Corey's brother |
| Walker, Corey Everett (Johnny) | Driver of laundry van for the Blue Ribbon Laundry since 1946 |
| Wallace, Tina | Married name of Tina Howard |
| Wasserman, Peter | In charge of deliveries at the Blue Ribbon Laundry |
| Welby, Marcus | Character on TV show |
| Wicker, Tom | Wrote "Facing the Lions" |
| Widmark, Richard | Actor mentioned in passing |
| Wilkenson, Bud | On energy saving commercial on TV for Exxon |
| Winterburger, Victor | Democratic candidate |
| Young, Mrs | Teacher at the nursery school that Charlie Dawes attended |
| Younger, Dr | Charlie Dawes' Neurologist |
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