On the Run

By Alice Goffman,

Book cover of On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City

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1 author picked On the Run as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is a story about gangs in Chicago and one woman’s personal involvement in researching them. It is a sad book but also one full of surprises, family stories, and romance.

I learnt so much about what it means to be black and poor today. Goffman was as closely involved as was possible for a white, female grad student and pushed the boundaries of what good journalism and research needs to do today. 

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