You ought to do a story about me: addiction, an unlikely friendship, and the endless quest for redemption

You ought to do a story about me: addiction, an unlikely friendship, and the endless quest for redemption /

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In 1990, while covering a story about homelessness, Jackson encountered a drug addict sleeping under a bridge. The homeless stranger looked the photojournalist in the eye and said, "You ought to do a story about me." When Jackson asked why, he was stunned by the answer. "Because I...

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Main Author: Jackson, Ted (Photojournalist)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2020.
Subjects:
Wallace, Jackie, > 1951-
Ex-football players > Biography.
Drug addiction.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation.
Homelessness > Louisiana > New Orleans > Biography.
Drug addicts.
Drug abuse > Treatment.
Drug addiction > Treatment.
Addicts > Rehabilitation.
Biographies.

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505 0 |a The prodigal son -- Son of Liberty Street, son of the south -- The wildcat -- The headhunter -- The crash of Icarus -- Twelve long steps -- Do you believe in miracles? -- Triumphant -- Even a dead man leaves a trail -- "Four score and seven years ago" -- So damn smart -- The gateway -- The damage within -- The Lombardi -- Dreams about heaven -- A frame for the wall -- The tip -- Love letters -- Giving hope -- The sabbatical -- Glory days. 
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