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The Autobiography of a Super-tramp
W. H. Davies
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Description for The Autobiography of a Super-tramp
paperback. The pen of W. H. Davies, super-tramp and writer, reveals a fascinating picture of a vast, bustling continent intent on its own affairs and of a Britain on the cusp of change between old certainties and an uneasy future. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
William Henry Davies was born in a pub and learnt early in life to rely on his wits and his fists - and to drink. Around the turn of the century, when he was twenty-two, his restless spirit of adventure led him to set off for America, and he worked around the country taking casual jobs where he could, thieving and begging where he couldn't. His experiences were richly coloured by the bullies, tricksters, and fellow-adventurers he encountered - New Haven Baldy, Wee Shorty, The Indian Kid, and English Harry, to name but a few. He was thrown into prison ... Read more
William Henry Davies was born in a pub and learnt early in life to rely on his wits and his fists - and to drink. Around the turn of the century, when he was twenty-two, his restless spirit of adventure led him to set off for America, and he worked around the country taking casual jobs where he could, thieving and begging where he couldn't. His experiences were richly coloured by the bullies, tricksters, and fellow-adventurers he encountered - New Haven Baldy, Wee Shorty, The Indian Kid, and English Harry, to name but a few. He was thrown into prison ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908946072
SKU
9781908946072
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Reviews for The Autobiography of a Super-tramp
"I have read it through from beginning to end and would have read more had there been any more to read." George Bernard Shaw "He found the people generous and the climate pleasant; he considers the United States an ideal place for tramps." The New York Times