Bibliograph

Damnation Island, poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York, by Stacy Horn

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Damnation Island, poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York, by Stacy Horn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Damnation Island

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1019834449

Responsibility statement

by Stacy Horn

Sub title

poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York

Summary

"It's now known as New York City's Roosevelt Island. Originally called Blackwell's Island, it housed a lunatic asylum, prison, hospital, workhouse and almshouse in the 19th century. This book re-creates what daily life was like on the island, what politics shaped it, and what constituted therapy and charity in the nineteenth century"--, Provided by publisher

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