Description
City of Numbered Men: The Best of Prison Stories
Edited by John Locke
During Prohibition, America’s prisons filled beyond capacity with convicts, turning decrepit institutions into seething cauldrons of hate and despair. The papers reported daily on escape attempts, inmate violence, tough
wardens, grisly executions, and horrendous riots that were beaten back with machine guns and tear gas . . . all the raw material that famed pulp publisher Harold Hersey needed to launch a pulp magazine: PRISON STORIES. Each hardboiled issue featured sociopathic cons, snitches, corrupt guards, devious wardens, and brutal violence. Included are stories from all six issues of this ultra-rare pulp, complete and uncensored with original illustrations.
Additional features:
- Complete cover gallery
- The startling history of PRISON STORIES
- “Harold Hersey: Tales of an Ink-Stained Wretch,” the first comprehensive biography of pulp publishing’s most colorful character
- Author biographies
- Highlights from the monthly letters column
- 6×9-inch perfect bound
- 276 pages
- Published: 01/10
- Off Trail Publications