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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill, N.C
University of North Carolina Press
c2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Graber, Jennifer, The Furnace of Affliction: Prisons and Religion in Antebellum America] (2013) (Heuser, Frederick J.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Imprisonment
/ Reform
/ Protestantism
/ History 1796-1860
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| Further subjects: | 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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| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index |
| ISBN: | 0807834572 |