Eight Years in Southern Prisons
[Henderson, TX]: The Author, [1924]. Paperback. 24pp. Foxing to front and lightly tghroughout text, else very good in publisher's stapled wraps. Very good. Item #72404
Deason in this short work recounts his experiences in Texas prisons during the 1920s.
"By giving a true description of prison life and the after effects of prison, I hope to show many young men the utter folly of crime. Anyone not having the experience cannot realize what it means to be a social outcast; to be handicapped in a business way not to mention the loss of precious years of youth that can never be regained. For thirteen years I was a criminal and eight of those years were spent in prison. I started at the age of seventeen and quit when I was thirty one. During that time I was caught and convicted five different times. The crimes committed were burglary, forgery, theft, and two cases of bootlegging whiskey. I was guilty on every count and pled guilty on every count. By so doing I received the lightest sentences and escaped the habitual criminal law."
OCLC locates two example, both in Texas.
Price: $50.00