The furnace of affliction: prisons & religion in antebellum America
Introduction -- The prison as garden, 1796-1804 -- The furnace of affliction, 1805-1823 -- The furnace at Auburn, 1816-1827 -- The furnace at Sing Sing, 1828-1839 -- The furnace transformed, 1840-1847 -- The prison as hell, 1848-1860 -- Epilogue
| Résumé: | Introduction -- The prison as garden, 1796-1804 -- The furnace of affliction, 1805-1823 -- The furnace at Auburn, 1816-1827 -- The furnace at Sing Sing, 1828-1839 -- The furnace transformed, 1840-1847 -- The prison as hell, 1848-1860 -- Epilogue |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index |
| Description matérielle: | XII, 234 S., Ill., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-8078-3457-2 978-0-8078-3457-2 978-1-4696-2225-5 |
