Square John : : A True Story /

Square John : : A True Story / / Marlene Webber, Tony McGilvary.

'Breaking the law was a reflex in me. It wasn't something I thought about doing or not doing. It was something I simply did. Give me an opportunity -- when I was away from the carnivals -- and I wouldn't know how not to break the law.' A compulsive con turned compulsive crusader...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
VerfasserIn:
Webber, Marlene,
McGilvary, Tony,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1988
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • 1. Beginnings: Rejection, Guilt, and Gangs
  • 2. Alfred: Training School for Crime
  • 3. Detention Barracks: You're in the Army Now
  • 4. Life on the Carnival Circuit
  • 5. Beachcombing in Vancouver
  • 6. Doing Crime, Doing Time
  • 7. Incorrigible Crook: Bordeaux and St Vincent de Paul
  • 8. From Burwash Prison to Bootlegging, Brothels, and Boosting
  • 9. Seven-Year Sentence on a Fifteen-Year Instalment Plan
  • 10. A Fugitive Hiding with Gypsies
  • 11. Freedom Is a Score: Deciding To Go Straight
  • 12. HELP: Finding Jobs for Ex-offenders
  • 13. A Critical Partnership: HELP Meets Frontier College
  • 14. A Strong Legacy: Tony Leaves HELP
  • Epilogue

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