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I Am A Fugitive From A Georgia Chain Gang! (Brown Thrasher Books),New
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I Am A Fugitive From A Georgia Chain Gang! Is The Amazing True Story Of One Man'S Search For Meaning, Fall From Grace, And Eventual Victory Over Injustice.In 1921, Robert E. Burns Was A Shellshocked And Penniless Veteran Who Found Himself At The Mercy Of Georgia'S Barbaric Penal System When He Fell In With A Gang Of Petty Thieves. Sentenced To Six To Ten Years' Hard Labor For His Part In A Robbery That Netted Less Than $6.00, Burns Was Shackled To A County Chain Gang. After Four Months Of Backbreaking Work, He Made A Daring Escape, Dodging Shotgun Blasts, Racing Through Swamps, And Eluding Bloodhounds On His Way North.For Seven Years Burns Lived As A Free Man. He Married And Became A Prosperous Chicago Businessman And Publisher. When He Fell In Love With Another Woman, However, His Jealous Wife Turned Him In To The Police, Who Arrested Him As A Fugitive From Justice. Although He Was Promised Lenient Treatment And A Quick Pardon, He Was Back On A Chain Gang Within A Month. Undaunted, Burns Did The Impossible And Escaped A Second Time, This Time To New Jersey. He Was Still A Hunted Man Living In Hiding When This Book Was First Published In 1932.The Book And Its Movie Version, Nominated For A Best Picture Oscar In 1933, Shocked The World By Exposing Georgia'S Brutal Treatment Of Prisoners. I Am A Fugitive From A Georgia Chain Gang! Is A Daring And Heartbreaking Book, An Odyssey Of Misfortune, Love, Betrayal, Adventure, And, Above All, The Unshakable Courage And Inner Strength Of The Fugitive Himself.
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