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Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography,Used
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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 preWWI America on freight trains, and inside hobo jungles and brothels while narrowly averting railroad bulls (cops) and wardens of order.Written with unflinching honesty and insight, Beggars of Life 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.Tullys direct, confrontational approach helped shape the hardboiled school of writing, and later immeasurably influenced the noir genre. Beggars of Life was the first in Tullys fivevolume memoir, dubbed the 'Underworld Edition,' recalling his transformation from roadkid to novelist, journalist, Hollywood columnist, chain maker, boxer, circus handyman, and tree surgeon.Jim Tully (18911947) was a bestselling novelist and popular Hollywood journalist in the 1920s and 30s. Known as 'Cincinnati Red' during his years as a roadkid, he counted prizefighter and publicist of Charlie Chaplin among his many jobs. He is considered (with Dashiel Hammett) one of the inventors of the hardboiled style of American writing.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.
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