""Diary of a Self-Made Convict"" is a memoir written by Alfred Hassler, detailing his experiences as a convict in the United States prison system. Hassler was a successful businessman who, after experiencing financial difficulties, turned to embezzlement and was eventually caught and sentenced to prison. The book is written in diary format, chronicling Hassler's daily life behind bars, including his interactions with fellow inmates and prison staff, his struggles with addiction, and his attempts to maintain his sanity and ...
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""Diary of a Self-Made Convict"" is a memoir written by Alfred Hassler, detailing his experiences as a convict in the United States prison system. Hassler was a successful businessman who, after experiencing financial difficulties, turned to embezzlement and was eventually caught and sentenced to prison. The book is written in diary format, chronicling Hassler's daily life behind bars, including his interactions with fellow inmates and prison staff, his struggles with addiction, and his attempts to maintain his sanity and sense of self-worth. Throughout the book, Hassler reflects on his past mistakes and the decisions that led him to prison, and ultimately comes to accept responsibility for his actions. The book offers a unique and candid glimpse into the realities of life in prison, and explores themes of redemption, forgiveness, and personal growth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good+ in Good+ jacket. Cloth in DJ; 182pp; DJ age-toned with minor chipping, edgewear & protected by mylar sleeve, minor staining to boards, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+/Good+ condition. Vintage volume containing first-hand account of life in federal prison by conscientious objector who was sentenced to three years in the federal penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Foreword by Harry Elmer Barnes.
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Ex-Lib-Good. 5.75 X 8.25. Ex-library copy with usual markings, covers have heavy edge wear and rubbing, corners and ends of spine heavily bumped and frayed, scattered cover and edge soil, binding tight, viii + 182 pages, personal account of a man incarcerated for being a conscientious objector during World War II.