Old Joliet Prison - When Convicts Wore Stripes

In 1857, convicts began breaking rock to build the walls of the Illinois State penitentiary at Joliet, the prison that would later confine them. For a century and a half, thousands of men and women were sentenced to do time in this historic, castle-like fortress on Collins Street. Its bakery fed victims of the Great Chicago Fire, and its locks frustrated pickpockets from the world's fair. Even newspaper-selling sensations like the Lambeth Poisoner, the Haymarket Anarchists, the Marcus Train Robbers and Fainting Bertha became numbers once they passed through the gates. Author Amy Steidinger recovers stories of lunatics and lawmen, counterfeiters and call girls, grave robbers and politicians.

A propos de l'auteur

Amy has spent the last twenty-five years as a teacher and a genealogist. Many of her years teaching were spent working in juvenile justice. She went back to school and earned a master's degree in history from Illinois State University. She loves to travel and is always planning the next adventure. Her greatest joy is her family--her husband, Jay, and their four children, who have grown up to be amazing adults.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Amy Steidinger, Amy Kinzer Steidinger
• Edition: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781467147361
• ISBN: 978-1-4671-4736-1
• Pages: 160
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Poids: 386 g
• Thème: Landmarks
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Architecture