The Life: The Lore and Folk Poetry of the Black Hustler
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1976. Softcover. 8vo., 205 pp. Glossary, Bibliography, Index. An authentic collection of folk poems that deal with activities that characterize "The Life": pimping and prostitution, the sale and use of narcotics, and a wide variety of confidence games. From the Folklife and Folklore Series. Very.....
