Square John: A True Story

Marlene Webber; Tony McGilvary

Published by University of Toronto Press 1988

Square John

A True Story

Marlene Webber and Tony McGilvary

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487584795

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About this book

A compulsive con turned compulsive crusader against crime. Tony McGilvary emerged from 22 years behind bars to turn his own life around and help other ex-cons get jobs, get straight, and stay off the street.

Author / Editor information

Webber Marlene :

Marlene Webber is a writer living in Toronto. She is co-author, with Tony McGilvary of Square John: A True Story.

McGilvary Tony :

Tony McGilvary tells his harrowing life story to writer Marlene Webber. McGilvary is founder and first director of HELP, a program for the rehabilitation of criminals, his life's work since 1977 when he last left prison.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Prologue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Beginnings: Rejection, Guilt, and Gangs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
2. Alfred: Training School for Crime Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Detention Barracks: You're in the Army Now Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. Life on the Carnival Circuit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
5. Beachcombing in Vancouver Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
6. Doing Crime, Doing Time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
7. Incorrigible Crook: Bordeaux and St Vincent de Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
8. From Burwash Prison to Bootlegging, Brothels, and Boosting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
9. Seven-Year Sentence on a Fifteen-Year Instalment Plan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
10. A Fugitive Hiding with Gypsies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
11. Freedom Is a Score: Deciding To Go Straight Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
12. HELP: Finding Jobs for Ex-offenders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
13. A Critical Partnership: HELP Meets Frontier College Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
14. A Strong Legacy: Tony Leaves HELP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 208

eBook

Published: December 15, 1988
ISBN: 9781487584795