Description
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.
Author: Jack Black
Publisher: Must Have Books
Published: 05/11/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9781773237978
ISBN10: 1773237977
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers
- History | United States | 20th Century
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