My Shadow Ran Fast (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Wilber Power Sewell
- First Published: 1964
- Time of Work: The 1930’s to the 1960’s
- Setting: California, Hawaii, India, Saudi Arabia, South America, Texas, and Kansas
- Principal Characters: Bill Sands, Harry Fisher Sewell, Mrs. Sewell, Clinton T. Duffy, Caryl Chessman, Jim Hardaway, Eleanor Garner Black
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Social action, Prisons, Adolescence, Crime or criminals, Autobiography, Child abuse, Robbery or robbers, Reformatories, Public speaking
- Locales: California, Kansas, Texas, South America, Hawaii, India, Saudi Arabia
Form and Content
In My Shadow Ran Fast, Bill Sands, known as Wilber Power Sewell or his prison number (66836) until he became an entertainer, analyzes the lack of love from his parents, his resulting rebellion expressed through armed robberies, his rehabilitation, his search for fulfillment through various adventures, and his ability to help others approach life positively. In this very personal autobiography, Sands openly narrates his experiences from age twelve until his early forties. The fifteen chapters are divided into three books. Book 1 (chapters 1 through 5)...
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