Hard labor and hard time : Florida's Sunshine Prison and chain gangs / Vivien M. L. Miller.
| Author/creator | Miller, Vivien M. L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2012. |
| Description | xii, 393 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | New perspectives on the history of the South New perspectives on the history of the South. ^A446838 |
| Contents | Building the "best prison in the south" -- Good roads, bad men, and the ugliest of conditions -- Cruel and usual punishments -- The rise of the sunshine prison -- Chapman and the big house -- Florida's hard road during the depression and war years -- Continuity and change at Raiford -- Prison health care -- Life in the big house -- Riot and disorder at the rock. |
| Subject | An exploration of the conditions of prison labor in Florida from 1913 to 1956. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-388) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012009909 |
| ISBN | 9780813039855 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813039851 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HV9475 .F6 M56 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |