The collectible fifteen-volume Ted Wilford series, published 1951-1967, was written by Norvin Pallas. Ted solves mysteries by using logic and careful reasoning. The reader might conclude that the author spent most of his time in his mind and was not comfortable with emotion. When Pallas' niece unearthed the typescript of We Were Just Boys, his last and never-before-published work, it became clear that Pallas had a deeply emotional side. Written about ten years after the last Ted Wilford saw print, this is a moving account of a boy's adventures in the Depression years. More reminiscence than fiction, this tale reveals a warm and compellingly attractive side of a writer of uncommon ability. This second edition has fixed the typographical errors of the first edition, and provides some additional material connected with the finding and publishing of Norvin Pallas' last work, a poignant slice of Americana that must affect every reader, and cannot be easily forgotten.