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Heavily illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas. Edward A. Blackburn, Jr., takes readers to each of the 254 counties in the state, presenting brief histories of the counties and the structures that housed their criminals. He provides general information about the architecture and loc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackburn, Edward A., 1923-2009
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jails.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Prisons > Texas > Ouvrages illustres.
Prisons > Texas > Histoire.
Jails > Texas > Pictorial works.
Jails > Texas > History.
Texas.
Ouvrages illustres.
Illustrated works.
Pictorial works.
History.
illustrated books.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Heavily illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas. Edward A. Blackburn, Jr., takes readers to each of the 254 counties in the state, presenting brief histories of the counties and the structures that housed their criminals. He provides general information about the architecture and location of the buildings and, when possible, describes the present uses of those that have been decommissioned.
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781603445641

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