Once a Thief

About the Book

Once A Thief has its beginning at the reception center of San Quentin Prison; from there it takes you to the dark cells of Folsom State Prison and culminates at Pleasant Valley State Prison. Samuel S. Washington gives a no holds barred, detailed account of his remarkable story, which began at an early age. Having received his early training in a Christian home by a pastor father and a missionary mother, it appeared he was destined for a successful ministry; however, Samuel’s life took a dramatic turn and the tragedy of crime, drugs and prison walls became his fate instead. Samuel now lives a life free of drugs with his wife Mary, in Fresno, California.

About the Author

As an author, lecturer, musical composer, and freehand artist, he has dedicated himself to pursuing his early calling. It is his desire that his books, art and music reveal to other wayward souls that transformation is possible, no matter how dark the past. Samuel Washington has blended poems, short stories, songs and art in his book of poetry, “The End of Time” to illustrate in words and pictures a prophetic message in our times and those ahead.