Buried Alive: Behind Prison Walls For a Quarter of a Century (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Life of William WalkerBy William Walker
Length8h 18m
About this audiobook
Buried Alive: Behind Prison Walls For a Quarter of a Century is a stark autobiographical prison narrative that examines confinement not merely as punishment, but as a social and psychological condition. Written in a plain, testimonial style, the book belongs to the tradition of carceral memoir and reform literature, where personal suffering becomes evidence against institutional cruelty. Its title captures the central metaphor: the prisoner as one removed from civic life, entombed while still living. William Walker writes with the authority of endurance. Having spent twenty-five years behind prison walls, he approaches the subject not as an outside moralist but as a witness to routines, humiliations, privations, and survivals largely hidden from public view. The book's urgency likely arises from this prolonged intimacy with the penal system and from a desire to make visible the human beings obscured by sentences, cells, and official records. This volume is recommended to readers interested in prison history, life writing, criminal justice, and the moral imagination of reform. It is a valuable work for those who seek literature that documents suffering while also demanding reflection on society's treatment of the condemned.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Death Ship (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)
17Chapter VI.
2Preface.
18Chapter VII.
3Part First.
19Chapter VIII.
4Chapter I.
20Chapter IX.
5Chapter II.
21Chapter X.
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6Chapter III.
22Chapter XI.
7Chapter IV.
23Chapter XII.
8Chapter V.
24Chapter XIII.
9Chapter VI.
25Chapter XIV.
10Chapter VII.
26Chapter XV.
11Part Second.
27Chapter XVI.
12Chapter I.
28Chapter XVII.
13Chapter II.
29Chapter XVIII.
14Chapter III.
30Chapter XIX.
15Chapter IV.
31Chapter XX.
16Chapter V.
32Memorable Quotes
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