You Can't Win
The favorite book of William Burroughs. A journey into the hobo underworld, freight hopping around the still Wild West, becoming a highwayman and member of the yegg (criminal) brotherhood, getting hooked on opium, doing stints in jail or escaping, often with the assistance of crooked cops or...
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The favorite book of William Burroughs. A journey into the hobo underworld, freight hopping around the still Wild West, becoming a highwayman and member of the yegg (criminal) brotherhood, getting hooked on opium, doing stints in jail or escaping, often with the assistance of crooked cops or judges. Our lost history revived.. With an introduction by Burroughs. A BookSense 77 selection.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781902593029 (1902593022)
Publish date: April 1st 2001
Publisher: Nabat Books
Pages no: 279
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
American,
Mystery,
Crime,
Biography Memoir,
True Crime
"Justice is a word that resides in the dictionary. It occasionally makes its escape, but is promptly caught and put back where it belongs." Every bit as true today as it was when this book was written. Probably even more true nowadays. "My experience with short rations in many places has convinced ...
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