Old Joliet Prison: When Convicts Wore Stripes - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Amy Kinzer SteidingerSeries:LandmarksPublish date:2020-11-09Pages:162
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PRISBN-13:9781540245465ISBN-10:1540245462UPC:9781540245465Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Criminals & Outlaws, Buildings, PenologyBook Topic:Landmarks & MonumentsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCAM5GQP2D
Old Joliet Prison: When Convicts Wore Stripes
In 1857, convicts began breaking rock to build the walls of the Illinois State penitentiary at Joliet, the prison that would later confine them. For a century and a half, thousands of men and women were sentenced to do time in this historic, castle-like fortress on Collins Street. Its bakery fed victims of the Great Chicago Fire, and its locks frustrated pickpockets from the world's fair. Even...
Series: Landmarks
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PRISBN-13:9781540245465ISBN-10:1540245462UPC:9781540245465Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Architecture, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Criminals & Outlaws, Buildings, PenologyBook Topic:Landmarks & MonumentsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCAM5GQP2D
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