LEAVENWORTH PENITENTIARY: A HISTORY OF AMERICA'S OLDEST FEDERAL PRISON
Johnston III, J.H.
ISBN 10: 0962137456 ISBN 13: 9780962137457
Published by Self-Published, Leavenworth, KS, 2005
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Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends & corners else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends & corners else bright, intact and whole. RCSD 5/21; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 004226
Synopsis:
Leavenworth Penitentiary presents the most detailed account ever written of life inside America's oldest federal prison--the years of construction with unskilled prison labor, the covered wagon journey from Indian Territory by the parents of a young prisoner, of escapes and attempted escapes, the lonely inmate cemetery known as Peckerwood Hill, the machinations of cunnign Robert Stroud, the so-called "Birdman of Alcatraz," former world's heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson who reportedly had his own private supply of liquor and cigars, and how early wardens found safe haven for women prisoners consigned to their custody. These stories are drawn from more than a hundred years of newspaper articles, from records maintained at the National Archives, and interviews with retired staff members who occasionally found a tender soul among the thousands of hardened convicts sent to Leavenworth.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: LEAVENWORTH PENITENTIARY: A HISTORY OF ...
Publisher: Self-Published, Leavenworth, KS
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust
Edition: First Edition.
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