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I am a fugitive from a Georgia chain gang

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Image of the cover of the Robert Elliott Burns memoir I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang (1932). The book details Burns' two escapes from the Georgia chain gang. The book describes the brutality and harsh conditions of the Georgia prison system during the 1920s. This book cover is from the 1997 reprint by the University of Georgia Press.
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  1. Autobiography
  2. Books
  3. Burns, Robert Elliott. I Am A Fugitive From A Georgia Chain Gang
  4. Chain Gangs
  5. Chains
  6. Convict Labor
  7. Crime And Criminals
  8. Fugitives From Justice
  9. Georgia

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