Always Running e-bog

The award-winning memoir of life in an LA street gang from the acclaimed Chicano author and former Los Angeles Poet Laureate: ';Fierce, and fearless' (The New York Times). Luis J. Rodrguez joined his first gang at age eleven. As a teenager, he witnessed the rise of some of the most notorious cliques in Southern California. He grew up knowing only a life of violenceone that revolved around drugs, gang wars, and police brutality. But unlike most of those around him, Rodrguez found a way out when art, writing, and political activism gave him a new pathand an escape from self-destruction. Always Running spares no detail in its vivid, brutally honest portrayal of street life and violence, and it stands as a powerful and unforgettable testimonial of gang life by one of the most acclaimed Chicano writers of his generation. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Luis J. Rodrguez including rare images from the author's personal collection.