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Abode of misery, an illustrated compilation of facts, secrets and myths of the old Charleston District Jail, David C. Scott

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Abode of misery, an illustrated compilation of facts, secrets and myths of the old Charleston District Jail, David C. Scott
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-351)
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illustrationsmaps
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Abode of misery
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
688477240
Responsibility statement
David C. Scott
Sub title
an illustrated compilation of facts, secrets and myths of the old Charleston District Jail
Table Of Contents
Author's preface: Why a book about the jail? -- Epigraphs -- Introduction: a place shrouded in tragedy -- Section 1. Jail history, from beginning to end -- Separating fact from fancy: 22 things visitors to the jail want to know -- Folks afoul of the law: Charleston decides it needs a jail -- City block of sadness: why the jail is located on Magazine Street -- From brick rectangle to ominous castle: how the building evolved -- Deprivation, injustice and violence: the jail's first 60 years -- "Alive with vermin": jail life during the Civil War -- Bad food, bad blood and an earthquake: the jail's final 75 years -- Section 2. The devil is in the details -- Wretched tenants: a gallery of prisoners and why they were locked up -- Desperate to get out: escaping from the jail -- Very grim reaping: why some never got out alive -- Keeper of the keys: the jail career of Captain William J. Bennett -- Hidden surprises: the fledgling archeology of the jail -- Ghostly encounters: Is the jail haunted? -- Section 3. Preserving the jail -- Dealing with an empty building -- A living laboratory: how a college is saving the jail -- Summary timeline of events pertaining to the jail and its times
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