A best-selling autobiography by Jack Black written in the early 1920’s and published in 1926. He was a hobo and professional burglar and in this book he details his hair raising adventures into the “hobo underworld: freight hopping around the still open wild west at the turn of the 20th century, becoming a member of the “yegg” (criminal) brotherhood and a highwayman, learning outlaw philosophy from Foot-and-a-half George and the Sanctimonious Kid, getting hooked on opium, and passing through hobo jungles, hop joints and penitentiaries.” Jump into Black’s exciting ride through his life where he finally ends up in San Francisco to write this book. William S. Burroughs considered this to be his favorite book using parts of it in his novel, Junky.
You Can’t Win by Jack Black
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A best-selling autobiography by Jack Black written in the early 1920’s and published in 1926. He was a hobo and professional burglar and in this book he details his hair raising adventures into the “hobo underworld: freight hopping around the still open wild west at the turn of the 20th century, becoming a member of the “yegg” (criminal) brotherhood and a highwayman, learning outlaw philosophy from Foot-and-a-half George and the Sanctimonious Kid, getting hooked on opium, and passing through hobo jungles, hop joints and penitentiaries.” Jump into Black’s exciting ride through his life where he finally ends up in San Francisco to write this book. William S. Burroughs considered this to be his favorite book using parts of it in his novel, Junky.
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