I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!

<p><strong>I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!</strong> first published in 1932 is the dramatic firsthand account of Robert Burns and his struggle to live a normal life following a single disastrous choice he had made as a young man. The story begins with the end of World War I and the return of veteran Burns to the U.S. In 1921 Burns out of hunger and desperation took part in a grocery store robbery with two other men. The men were captured and Burns was sentenced to 6-10 years' hard labor in a Georgia prison. The robbery had netted the men less than $6.00. Burns shackled as part of a chain gang successfully escaped after four months and made his way to Chicago where he married started a magazine and lived as a free man for 7 years. For a second time however he was arrested as a fugitive from justice after Burns became involved with another woman and was turned in to authorities by his wife. Burns was returned to Georgia and again placed on a chain gang. Incredibly Burns managed to escape a second time and traveled to New Jersey. At the time of the book's publication in 1932 (followed by a movie nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1933) he was still a fugitive from the law. Included in this new Nighthawk Book edition is an Epilogue detailing Burns' eventual fate and an copy of an illustrated <em>True Detective Mysteries </em>article featuring Burns' story.</p>