Damnation Island : poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.
Physical Desc
xii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Nonfiction - Adult Books
362.21 HOR
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362.21 HOR
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284).
Citation/References
Booklist,,April 01, 2018
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BookPage,,May 01, 2018
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Library Journal,,May 01, 2018
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Kirkus Reviews,,March 15, 2018
Description
"It's now known as New York City's Roosevelt Island. Originally called Blackwell's Island, it housed a lunatic asylum, prison, hospital, workhouse and almshouse in the 19th century. This book re-creates what daily life was like on the island, what politics shaped it, and what constituted therapy and charity in the nineteenth century"--,Provided by publisher.
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