The Texas calaboose and other forgotten jails

"A calaboose is, quite simply, a tiny jail. Designed to house prisoners only for a short time, a calaboose could be anything from an iron cage to a poured concrete blockhouse. Easily constructed and more affordable for small communities than a full-sized building, calabooses once dotted the rur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moore, William E. 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: College Station Texas A&M University Press [2019]
In: Tarleton State University Southwestern studies in the humanities (number twenty nine)
Year: 2019
Edition:First edition
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