In this swift and exhilarating narrative, Doug tells the astonishingly true story of his remarkable journey from generational poverty to wealth independence. Doug Wallace and his seven siblings barely survived childhood, fleeing in the night from landlords, scrambling for food, and burning down the only house they ever owned to collect insurance money. Doug unflinchingly reveals the painful experience of class prejudice and life on the fringes of society. Yet even as his family continued to sli .
