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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graber, Jennifer 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, N.C University of North Carolina Press c2011
In:Year: 2011
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 4933
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Keywords:
Religious work with prisoners > United States > History > 19th century
Corrections > United States > History > 19th century
Prisoners > Religious life > United States > History > 19th century
Protestantism > United States > History > 19th century
USA > Strafvollzug > Reform > Protestantismus > Geschichte 1796-1860
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index
Physical Description:XII, 234 S., Ill., 25 cm
ISBN:0-8078-3457-2
978-0-8078-3457-2
978-1-4696-2225-5