Damnation Island : poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York
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Horn, Stacy,
Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
On Shelf
Meadville Public Library
362.2 Horn
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French, William Glenney, -- 1814-1895.
Mental illness -- Treatment -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- History.
Psychiatric hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- History.
Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.) -- 19th century -- History.

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Language
English
ISBN
9781616205768

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-284).
Description
"It's now known as New York City's Roosevelt Island. Originally called Blackwell's Island, it housed a lunatic asylum, prison, hospital, workhouse and almshouse in the 19th century. This book re-creates what daily life was like on the island, what politics shaped it, and what constituted therapy and charity in the nineteenth century"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Horn, S. (2018). Damnation Island: poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York (First edition.). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Horn, Stacy. 2018. Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-century New York. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Horn, Stacy. Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-century New York Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Horn, S. (2018). Damnation island: poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century new york. First edn. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Horn, Stacy. Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-century New York First edition., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.

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