I am a fugitive from a Georgia chain gang! [[electronic resource] /] / Robert E. Burns ; foreword to the Brown Thrasher edition by Matthew J. Mancini

• Autore: Burns Robert Elliott
• Pubblicazione: Athens, : University of Georgia Press, 1997
• Edizione: Brown Thrasher ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Disciplina: 365/.6/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Criminals - Georgia; Convict labor - Georgia
• Note generali: Originally published: New York : Vanguard Press, 1932.; "Brown Thrasher books."
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""I. The War Makes a Wanderer""; ""II. The Wanderer Gets into a Jam""; ""III. An Introduction to the Georgia Chain Gang""; ""IV. A Decision to ""Run Out""; ""V. Breaking the Shackles""; ""VI. Running the Gauntlet Through Georgia""; ""VII. To Chicago andâ€?Freedom""; ""VIII. An Unfortunate Marriage""; ""IX. Success, Romance andâ€?Betrayal""; ""X. The Heavy Hand of Unfeeling Law""; ""XI. In the Coils of Legal Red Tape""; ""XII. The Fight against Extradition""; ""XIII. Back to the Horrors of the Gang"" ; ""XIV. A Request for Moneyâ€?and a Transfer""""XV. Life at the Troup County Stockade""; ""XVI. Excitement Among the Convicts""; ""XVII. A Hearing Before the Prison Commission""; ""XVIII. Some Interesting Sidelights on Chain-Gang Life""; ""XIX. The Depths of Despair""; ""XX. Hope Revived Once More""; ""XXI. The Serious Barrier of Georgia Prejudice""; ""XXII. Driven to Desperation""; ""XXIII. Preparation for a Daring Break""; ""XXIV. Another Try at Breaking the Gang""; ""XXV. Almost Recaptured""; ""XXVI. Out of Georgia to an Unknown Destination""; ""XXVII. A Fugitive in his Native Land""
• Titolo autorizzato: I am a fugitive from a Georgia chain gang
• ISBN: 1-283-30372-8; 9786613303721; 0-8203-4301-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781844003321
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