![]() ![]() Conceived as the most modern, humane incarceration facility the world ever seen, Blackwell’s Island quickly became, in the words of a visiting Charles Dickens, “a lounging, listless madhouse.” In the first contemporary investigative account of Blackwell’s, Stacy Horn tells this chilling narrative through the gripping voices of the island’s inhabitants, as well as the period’s officials, reformers, and journalists, including the celebrated Nellie Bly. ![]() ![]() Then, it was Blackwell’s, site of a lunatic asylum, two prisons, an almshouse, and a number of hospitals. ![]() “A riveting character-driven dive into 19th-century New York and the extraordinary history of Blackwell’s Island.” –Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway: A Young Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica On a two-mile stretch of land in New York’s East River, a 19th-century horror story was unfolding. You can read this before Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York written by Stacy Horn which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York by Stacy Horn ![]()
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