Author: William Derricourt
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Old Convict Days
Author: William Derricourt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Old Convict Days
Author: William Derrincourt
Publisher:
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Old Convict Days ...
Author: William Derricourt
Publisher:
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Old Convict Days
Author: Louis Becke
Publisher:
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Old Convict Days
Author: William Derricourt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Old Convict Days (Classic Reprint)
Author: Louis Becke
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259487999
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Excerpt from Old Convict Days In reading our hero's recollections of his prison life on Cockatoo Island, I was greatly impressed with the retentiveness of his memory and the accuracy of his description of this once dreaded island. As a lad of ten years of age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259487999
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Excerpt from Old Convict Days In reading our hero's recollections of his prison life on Cockatoo Island, I was greatly impressed with the retentiveness of his memory and the accuracy of his description of this once dreaded island. As a lad of ten years of age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Old Convict Days
Author: William Day (b. 1819)
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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The Annual American Catalog, 1900-1909
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Decades Behind Bars
Author: Gaye D. Holman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476669236
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
More than two million people are incarcerated in America's prisons--one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term imprisonment devours state budgets, adversely affects community well-being and skews our collective moral compass. This study examines the human costs of keeping the convicted out of sight, out of mind. Beginning in 1994, the author began recording the personal stories of 50 incarcerated felons--17 of them were still in prison 20 years later. The men candidly discuss what it means to commit a serious crime and to be confined for perhaps the remainder of their lives. Their stories are balanced by conversations with correctional officers, prison administrators, chaplains and parole board members. The author identifies circumstances that ruin some prisoners and save others and presents insights for possible improvements in the criminal justice system.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476669236
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
More than two million people are incarcerated in America's prisons--one in nine is serving a life sentence. Mass long-term imprisonment devours state budgets, adversely affects community well-being and skews our collective moral compass. This study examines the human costs of keeping the convicted out of sight, out of mind. Beginning in 1994, the author began recording the personal stories of 50 incarcerated felons--17 of them were still in prison 20 years later. The men candidly discuss what it means to commit a serious crime and to be confined for perhaps the remainder of their lives. Their stories are balanced by conversations with correctional officers, prison administrators, chaplains and parole board members. The author identifies circumstances that ruin some prisoners and save others and presents insights for possible improvements in the criminal justice system.
Old Convict Times to Gold Digging Days
Author: William Derricourt
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Old Convict Times to Gold Digging Days is an autobiography by William Derricourt. Excerpt: "My first work was breaking stones in the Domain, half a yard of two-inch stone being the allotted daily task for each man. On the Saturday afternoon we were allowed to go into the town and get small jobs of work, such as chopping wood, sweeping yards, and cleaning up for Sunday. I was at this for about a month, and had earned what was known as a "holey dollar," that is, a dollar with a piece punched out of the middle. The punched out piece was called a "dump," and was valued at thirteen pence. In return for our Saturday afternoon's work we would get quantities of scraps of food, saved up on purpose during the week, and often, if there were any government women about the places where we were employed, some tea or coffee."
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Old Convict Times to Gold Digging Days is an autobiography by William Derricourt. Excerpt: "My first work was breaking stones in the Domain, half a yard of two-inch stone being the allotted daily task for each man. On the Saturday afternoon we were allowed to go into the town and get small jobs of work, such as chopping wood, sweeping yards, and cleaning up for Sunday. I was at this for about a month, and had earned what was known as a "holey dollar," that is, a dollar with a piece punched out of the middle. The punched out piece was called a "dump," and was valued at thirteen pence. In return for our Saturday afternoon's work we would get quantities of scraps of food, saved up on purpose during the week, and often, if there were any government women about the places where we were employed, some tea or coffee."