The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York
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Author | W. David Lewis |
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Subject | Prisons New York (State) History |
Genre | Sociohistorical nonfiction |
Set in | State of New York |
Published | 1965, 2009 |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Publication place | Vereinigte Staaten |
Media type | Print, E-book, Audio |
Pages | 336 |
ISBN | 9780801475481 |
OCLC | 320447026 |
Website | Official website |
From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796–1848 is a book-length history chronicling the origins and early expansion of the penitentiary in New York state during the antebellum period. It was written by W. David Lewis and published in 1965 and reissued in 2009 by Cornell University Press.[1][2][3][4][5]
About the book
Much of this scholarly work was originally written as the author's Cornell University Ph. D thesis. Relevant information is derived from "legislative reports, letters, and diaries of officials," as well as diaries of others involved with New York's prisons during that period. Secondary sources are "county histories, biographies", and academic journal articles.[2] The book is deemed to be comprehensive and written from an objective perspective.[2] It consists of twelve chapters and 336 pages.
References
- ^ Griffin, C. S. (1965). "Reviewed work: From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848, W. David Lewis". The Journal of American History. 52 (2): 361–363. doi:10.2307/1908827. JSTOR 1908827.
- ^ a b c Shalloo, J. P. (1966). "Reviewed work: From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848, W. David Lewis". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 33 (1): 119–121. JSTOR 27770396.
- ^ Sellin, Thorsten (1966). "Reviewed work: From Newgate to Dannemora. The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848, W. David Lewis". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 90 (1): 130–131. JSTOR 20089881.
- ^ Wisbey, Herbert A. (1965). "Reviewed work: From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848, W. David Lewis". The Historian. 28 (1): 141–142. JSTOR 24438754.
- ^ Goldfarb, Joel (1966). "Reviewed work: From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York 1796-1848, W. David Lewis". Issues in Criminology. 2 (1): 119–121. JSTOR 42909554.
Further reading
- Smith, Merritt Roe (2010). "W. David Lewis, 1931-2007". Technology and Culture. 51 (1): 290–292. doi:10.1353/tech.0.0386. JSTOR 40647036.
- Ignatieff, Michael (1981). "State, Civil Society, and Total Institutions: A Critique of Recent Social Histories of Punishment". Crime and Justice. 3: 153–192. doi:10.1086/449079. JSTOR 1147379.
- Cross, Robert D. (1965). "Reviewed work: From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848, W. David Lewis". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 48 (4): 326–327. JSTOR 4634091.
- Mellon, Knox (1967). "Reviewed work: From Newgate to Dannemora: The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848, W. David Lewis". The Catholic Historical Review. 53 (3): 485–486. JSTOR 25018022.
- Barnes, Harry Elmer (1966). "The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York—A Review". New York History. 47 (1): 74–82. JSTOR 23162448.
External links
- Official website
- JSTOR. Full text available.