Description: The Vagabond Papers- Expanded Edition -by John Stanley Jamesedited by Michael Cannon, Robert G. Flippen, Willa McDonald Australian life has never had a chronicler quite like the Vagabond. Renowned as journalist and eminently unconventional character, he suffered extremes of poverty and prosperity. These enabled him to record first-hand experiences revealing the degradation of life in the festering slums of the Victorian era. They also enabled him to write convincingly about the emergence of a well-off middle class in the fast-developing colonies. The Vagabond repeatedly shocked newly respectable citizens with his lively reporting of scandalous situations baby farming, harsh conditions in prisons and asylums, savage sporting events, the life of the demi-monde, and pathetic pauper funerals. This selection of the Vagabond's best work includes a lengthy introduction by Michael Cannon, which attempted to explain the mysteries of his origins and adventures, and the reasons he always used pseudonyms after fleeing from the USA to Australia. Additional material in this edition reveals for the first time the details of his earlier life (1875) in Farmville, Virginia, he also visited Hampden-Sidney College, Chase City & Wylliesburg, VA, USA.In Farmville, with his wife, the widow of a rich English planter, he used her money to build a delightful Southern mansion, became a leading light in society, took control of the English and American Bank and absconded when things went wrong. The rascal managed to redeem himself with his unique work for Australian newspapers, where no-one realized his true identity. A further addition to this volume is a scholarly examination of the Vagabond's pioneering technique of immersion journalism', where the reporter becomes part of the story and gives his own observations and opinions.Softcover, 6" x 9 1/4", 278 pages, illustrated, indexed.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Farmville, Virginia
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
Theme: Cities & Towns
Year: 2015
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