Isbn: 9781606350003 - beggars of life (black squirrel books) (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 7.80x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Series: Black Squirrel Books. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454. . 2010. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9781606350003.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tully's breakthrough novel about life on the road Jim Tully left his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio, in 1901, spending most of his teenage years in the company of hoboes. Drifting across the country as a 'road kid,' he spent those years scrambling into boxcars, sleeping in hobo jungles, avoiding railroad cops, begging meals from back doors, and haunting public libraries. Tully crafted these memories into a dark and astonishing chronicle of the American underclassespecially in his second book, Beggars of Life, an autobiographical novel published in 1924. Tully saw it all, from a church baptism in the Mississippi River to election day in Chicago. And in Beggars of Life, he captures an America largely hidden from view.This novelistic memoir impressed readers and reviewers with its remarkable vitality and honesty. Tully's devotion to Mark Twain and Jack London taught him the importance of giving the reader a sense of place, and this he does brilliantly, again and again, throughout Beggars of Life. From the opening conversation on a railroad trestle, Beggars of Life rattles along like the Fast Flyer Virginia that Tully boards midway through the book. This is the book that defined Tully's hard-boiled style and set the pattern for the twelve books that followed over the next two decades. Startling in its originality and intensity, Beggars of Life is a breakneck journey made while clinging to the lowest rungs of the social ladder. …

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Jim Tully left his hometown of St. Marys, Ohio, in 1901, spending most of his teenage years in the company of hoboes. Drifting across the country, he spent those years scrambling into boxcars, avoiding railroad cops, and begging meals from back doors. Tully.