Wanted - Historic County Jails of Texas

In this heavily illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas, Ed 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.

About the author

Edward A. Blackburn Jr., visited all 254 Texas counties to collect information and photographs, both historical and contemporary.

Summary

In this heavily illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas, Ed 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.

Product details

• Authors: Edward A Blackburn, Edward A. Blackburn
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2012
• EAN: 9781585444984
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-498-4
• No. of pages: 412
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Clayton Wheat Williams Texas L; Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series; Clayton Wheat Williams Texas L
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous