I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!

I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! is the amazing true story of one man's search for meaning, fall from grace, and eventual victory over injustice. In 1921, Robert E. Burns was a shell-shocked and penniless veteran who found himself at the mercy of Georgia's barbaric penal system w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Georgia Press 1997.
Temas:
Burns, Robert Elliott.
Burns, Robert Elliott
Criminals > Georgia > Biography.
Convict labor > Georgia.
Criminels > Géorgie (État) > Biographies.
Convict labor
Criminals
Georgia
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 and-Freedom
  • VIII. An Unfortunate Marriage
  • IX. Success, Romance and-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 Money-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.

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