The Penitentiary Movement in Delaware, 1776 to 1829

by CALDWELL, Robert Graham

$45 · Offered by Between the Covers

Wilmington, Delaware: Historical Society of Delaware, (1946). Hardcover. First edition. 251pp. Gilt-stamped burgundy cloth. Fine. The history of the failed penal system in Delaware following the great success of the Pennsylvania's Eastern Penitentiary in Cherry Hill near Philadelphia. More

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