Smoke Signals from Samarcand - The 1931 Reform School Fire and Its Aftermath

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Bennett is an associate professor of English at North Carolina State University. She is the author of five books, including Understanding Jill McCorkle, published by the University of South Carolina Press, and Soul of a Lion. Klappentext A case study and dramatic retelling of young girls on trial for arson at a reform school Zusammenfassung In 1931 sixteen poor! white girls - all teenaged inmates at Samarcand Manor - were accused of burning down two campus buildings in protest against living conditions. Barbara Bennett not only offers a dramatic retelling of this historic case! but also reveals a case study of the misguided social-engineering schemes that churned through Southern states during this time.

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• Autori: Barbara Bennett
• Editore: Univ of south carolina press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781611178609
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-860-9
• Pagine: 144
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni