Jack Black: You can't win (Amok Press)
394 pages
Published by Amok Press.
A riveting telling of what is was like to live a life of crime in a bygone age. Filled with lots of colorful characters, the author goes to great lengths to illustrate the motivations and the driving forces that drove these desperate people to carry our desperate actions. Some risks are too great to take and some are too rewarding to pass up. Really fascinating character study and period piece.
Ahh, but a thin facade of decency. I have found my people!
The autobiography of a turn-of-the-century American “yegg,” hobo, small-time thief and opium addict. Well-written, with an informal grace, an evocative phrasing, and an engaging subject-matter. This book was an early influence on [author:William S. Burroughs], giving him the prototype for his book [book:Junky] as well as the character Salt Chunk Mary and the concept of the “Johnson Family.”
The autobiography of a turn-of-the-century American “yegg,” hobo, small-time thief and opium addict. Well-written, with an informal grace, an evocative phrasing, and an engaging subject-matter. This book was an early influence on [author:William S. Burroughs], giving him the prototype for his book [book:Junky] as well as the character Salt Chunk Mary and the concept of the “Johnson Family.”
