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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Auteur principal: Graber, Jennifer 1973- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Chapel Hill, N.C University of North Carolina Press c2011
Dans:Année: 2011
Recensions:[Rezension von: Graber, Jennifer, The Furnace of Affliction: Prisons and Religion in Antebellum America] (2013) (Heuser, Frederick J.)
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B USA / Exécution des peines / Réforme / Protestantisme / Histoire 1796-1860
Sujets non-standardisés:B Protestantism (United States) History 19th century
B Corrections (United States) History 19th century
B Religious work with prisoners (United States) History 19th century
B Prisoners Religious life (United States) History 19th century
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Résumé: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
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index
ISBN:0807834572