Thompson Pseud Anonymous Waterloo Stanley (14 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Story of a Strange Career. Book.

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Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 214 402:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Matte Lam.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 214.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - An unusual early twentieth-century autobiographical account of crime, imprisonment, and reform, presented as the life story of a habitual criminal reflecting on the path that led him into the underworld. First published in 1902 and edited by Stanley Waterloo, The Story of a Strange Career offers a stark and often unsettling narrative drawn from the experiences of a man who spent much of his life in conflict with the law. Written with a mixture of candor, bitterness, and occasional introspection, the work attempts to explain how circumstances, environment, and personal decisions combined to shape a life of crime.Unlike sensationalized crime stories of the period, the narrative presents itself as a personal confession rather than a detective tale. The anonymous author recounts his upbringing, early encounters with petty crime, and gradual immersion into a criminal existence that repeatedly brought him into prison. At the same time, the book serves as a social document, reflecting contemporary attitudes toward criminality, rehabilitation, and the institutions meant to control both.Part memoir, part social commentary, The Story of a Strange Career stands as a curious artifact of early twentieth-century criminological literature, providing readers with a rare first-person account of the mindset and experiences of a self-described professional criminal. …

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnThe story that follows this introduction is literally true. There died lately, in a Western State prison, a man of the class known as habitual criminals. He was, at the time of his death, serving out a sentence for burglary. For t.…