Prison Writings in 20th Century America
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140273050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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--Lisa Higgins. From the Autobiography of an Imprisoned Peon (1904), the memoirs of an indentured slave, to Jack Henry Abbott's In the Belly of the Beast, this collection presents sobering accounts of American prison life throughout the century. The stories come from all perspectives--innocent and guilty, comical and terrifying--but their common thread is the dehumanizing nature of prison existence. As the percentage of Americans who are incarcerated continues to climb, the stories in this book--and their testimonial to the depths to which both the jailed and the jailers can sink--become all the more urgent. Prison Writing in 20th-Century America speaks for a largely silent but growing population. Somet
Cici said Excellent selections from various authors - who tell it like it is!. This book is composed of various selections from various writers with prison in their history, or still incarcerated. The selections go back to the early 1900's to the present. It was excellent and made me realize even more what talent did and continues to exist behind the walls. The selections are realistic, graphic where pertinent, and although I have Excellent selections from various authors - who tell it like it is! This book is composed of various selections from various writers with prison in their history, or still incarcerated. The selections go back to the early 1900's to the present. It was excellent and made me realize even more what talent did and continues to exist behind the walls. The selections are realistic, graphic where pertinent, and although I have 30 years of volunteering in the criminal justice system and prisons this brought many things home more clearly. I enjoyed le. 0 years of volunteering in the criminal justice system and prisons this brought many things home more clearly. I enjoyed le. Five Stars Amazon Customer I like this product. Valuable insights into American society H. Bruce Franklin has done us a great service by providing us with insights into American society which most of us are too busy or too myopic to see clearly. Franklin's selection of works by America's prisoners from Melville to Malcolm X from O'Henry to Hogan provides a view of America from those who were marginalized by the dominent society. It is important that we as a people see and understand these observations and take them to heart. The introduction by Tom Wicker is as
Includes work by: Jack London, Nelson Algren, Chester Himes,Jack Henry Abbott, Robert Lowell, Malcolm X, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Piri Thomas.. "Harrowing in their frank detail and desperate tone, the selections in this anthology pack an emotional wallopShould be required reading for anyone concerned about the violence in our society and the high rate of recidivism."—Publishers Weekly
He is the author of several books of nonfiction, including One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream, and JFK and LBJ, as well as several novels. . Tom Wicker covered American politics at The New York Times from 1960 to the early 1990s, when he succeeded Arthur Krock as writer of the “In the Nation”