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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens :
University of Georgia Press,
1997.
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| Edición: | Brown Thrasher ed. |
| Colección: | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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| 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""