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Overview
A major influence on William S. Burroughs and other Beat writers, this lost classic was written by Jack Black, a drifter and small-time criminal. Born in 1872, Black hit the road at the age of 16 and spent most of his life as a vagabond. In this plain-spoken but colorful 1926 memoir, he recaptures a hobo underworld of the early twentieth century, a time when it was possible to pass anonymously from town to town.
Black's firsthand accounts of hopping trains, burglaries, prison, and drug addiction offer a compelling portrait of this seedy side of life a hundred years ago.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781773237978
- ISBN-10: 1773237977
- Publisher: Must Have Books
- Publish Date: May 2021
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.48 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.69 pounds
- Page Count: 208
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