Deb's only full-length book (first published in 1927) is a lively memoir as well as a stirring critique, drawing on his own prison experiences. He served time for his leading role in the Pullman Strik
Cultural Writing. Few are aware that Eugene Debs (1855-1927), the best-loved socialist agitator of his time, wrote one of the most insightful books on prisons. Debs's only full-length book,WALLS &