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I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! (Hardcover)
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I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! (Hardcover)
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This classic book tells the harrowing and inspirational story of
Robert Elliott Burns' imprisonment on a chain gang in Georgia in
the 1920s, his subsequent escape from the chain gang (twice, no
less!), and the public furor that developed across the nation. The
book was immediately turned into a famous movie, sparking outrage
about prison conditions and involuntary servitude that led to major
reforms. This memoir is also simply a very interesting read.
Originally issued in 1931 as a six-part serial in the pages of True
Detective Mysteries magazine, and printed by the Vanguard Press the
following year, this is an autobiographical account - written while
in hiding, probably somewhere on the East Coast - of the author's
painful adventures in the Georgia penal system, beginning with his
arrest for stealing $5.80 from an Atlanta grocer in 1922. Burns'
candid intent was to expose the brutality and corruption of the
chain gang system, and he succeeded: the book created an instant
furor upon publication and became a bestseller for its publisher.
It served as the basis for the Mervyn LeRoy film released later in
1932, starring Paul Muni in the role of Robert Elliott Burns. The
film heralded a new genre - the prison drama -and won three Oscars
including a Best Actor Award for Muni. It is an enduring classic of
its time and remains a compelling and timeless memoir.
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