| Description |
243 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents |
Twice born / Henry O. Wills -- From one who has "squared it" / Josiah Flynt -- What comes of a bad name? / Stephen Burroughs -- Tramps and escapes / Simeon Coy -- Self-preservation / John Wesley Hardin -- What the burglar faces / Light-Fingered Jim -- Real facts about the Northfield, Minnesota bank robbery / Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger -- My first train robbery / George Sontag -- Thief's code of honor / William Stuart -- Convicts / W. A. Coffey -- My first crime / Flave Weaver -- Going to prison / Jerry McCauley -- Problems after release / D. B. Smith -- Gambler and blackleg / Franklin Carr -- I go to Sing Sing / Number 1500 -- Prison Diary / Seth Wilbur Payne -- Punishments / D. B. Smith -- Sunday in the prison / John N. Reynolds -- Prisoners / John N. Reynolds -- Under a stamp / Langdon W. Moore -- Persons and things "In" / Julian Hawthorne -- Concerning punishments, general and particular, and their effects / A Life Prisoner -- Prison slang / Joseph "Bunko" Kelley -- Slang among convicts / Number 1500 -- Dope habit / Walter Wilson -- In stir / Light-Fingered Jim -- Literary convicts / Newspaper Reporter -- Great turning point of my life / Henry O. Wills -- Real reform / Andrea L. George -- Outside / Jerry McCauley -- Bright side of life / Franklin Carr -- Prayers / J. Wess Moore. |
| Subject |
Prisoners' writings, American.
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American literature -- 19th century.
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Prisons -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Ex-convicts -- United States -- Biography.
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Prisoners -- United States -- Biography.
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Ex-convicts -- Literary collections.
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Prisoners -- Literary collections.
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Prisons -- Literary collections.
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| Added Author |
Sullivan, Larry E.
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| Added Title |
Bandits and Bibles |
| ISBN |
1888451378 |
| Standard No. |
9781888451375 |
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