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Robert Elliott Burns


Born
in Palisades, New Jersey, The United States
May 10, 1892

Died
June 05, 1955

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs


Robert Elliott Burns was a World War I veteran who gained notoriety after escaping from a Georgia chain gang and writing his memoirs exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system.

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Average rating: 3.97 · 201 ratings · 23 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors
I Am a Fugitive from a Geor...
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Chain Gang Fugitive: The Tr...
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Being Catholic, Being Ameri...
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The Best of U.S. Catholic
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Escape to Prison: The True ...
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