Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography

Tully, Jim

ISBN 10: 1902593782 / ISBN 13: 9781902593784

Verlag: AK Press, 2003

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR005578484

Inhaltsangabe:

<div><p>A bestseller in 1924, this vivid piece of outlaw history has inexplicably faded from the public consciousness. Jim Tully takes us across the seamy underbelly of pre-WWI America on freight trains, and inside hobo jungles and brothels while narrowly averting railroad bulls (cops) and wardens of order.</p><p>Written with unflinching honesty and insight, <i>Beggars of Life</i> follows Tully from his first ride at age thirteen, choosing life on the road over a deadening job, through his teenage years of learning the ropes of the rails and -living one meal to the next.</p><p>Tully&#8217;s direct, confrontational approach helped shape the hard-boiled school of writing, and later immeasurably influenced the noir genre. <i>Beggars of Life</i> was the first in Tully&#8217;s five-volume memoir, dubbed the "Underworld Edition," recalling his transformation from road-kid to novelist, journalist, Hollywood columnist, chain maker, boxer, circus handyman, and tree surgeon.</p><p><b>Jim Tully </b>(1891&#150;1947) was a best-selling novelist and popular Hollywood journalist in the 1920s and &#8217;30s. Known as "Cincinnati Red" during his years as a road-kid, he counted prizefighter and publicist of Charlie Chaplin among his many jobs. He is considered (with Dashiel Hammett) one of the inventors of the hard-boiled style of American writing.</p><p><b>In Oakland, California on March 24, 2015 a fire destroyed the AK Press warehouse along with several other businesses. Please consider visiting the AK Press website to learn more about the fundraiser to help them and their neighbors.</b></p><br><br></div>

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography
Verlag: AK Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good