From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848 by W. David Lewis

From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848

W. David Lewis

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A significant chapter in the history of American social reform is traced in this skillful account of the rise of the New York penitentiary system at a time when the United States was garnering international acclaim for its penal methods. Beginning...

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