Originally published in 1926, 'You Can't Win' is an amazing autobiography of a criminal from a forgotten time in American history by Jack Black, a burglar, safe-cracker, highwayman, and petty thief.
The book recounts Black's adventures in the hobo underworld, freight-hopping around the western United States and Canada, with the bulk of incidents taking place from the late 1880s to around 1910. He narrates of becoming a thief, burglar, and member of the yegg (safe-cracking) subculture, exploring the topics of crime, criminal justice, vice, addictions, penology, and human folly from various viewpoints, from observer to consumer to supplier, and from victim to perpetrator.
It is a true lost masterpiece, one of the most legendary cult books ever published in America.

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• Children's eBooksHistoryNorth America
• NonfictionChildren's NonfictionHistory

• Publication Date: September 5, 2022
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• Print Length: 257 Pages
• File Size: 14 KB