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Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York

"Enthralling; it is wellÂ worth the trip.â€ --New York Journal of Books
Conceived as the most modern, humaneÂ incarceration facility the world had ever seen, New Yorkâ€™s Blackwellâ€™s Island,Â siteÂ of a lunatic asylum, two prisons, an almshouse, and a number of hospitals, quicklyÂ became, in the words of aÂ visiting Charles Dickens, "a lounging, listlessÂ madhouse."Â Digging through city records,Â newspaper articles, andÂ archival reports, Stacy Horn tells a gripping narrativeÂ through the voices of the islandâ€™s inhabitants. We also hearÂ from the eraâ€™sÂ officials, reformers, and journalists, including the celebrated undercoverÂ reporter Nellie Bly. And weÂ follow the extraordinary Reverend William GlenneyÂ French as he ministers to Blackwellâ€™s residents, battles theÂ bureaucraticÂ mazes of the Department of Correction and a corrupt City Hall, testifies atÂ salacious trials, and in hisÂ diary wonders about manâ€™s inhumanity to his fellowÂ man.Â Damnation IslandÂ shows how farÂ weâ€™ve come in caringÂ for the least fortunate among usâ€”and reminds us how muchÂ work still remains.

Country	USA
Author	Stacy Horn
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9781616208288
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Algonquin Books
Manufacturer	Algonquin Books
NumberOfPages	319
PublicationDate	2018-05-15
Publisher	Algonquin Books
ReleaseDate	2018-05-15
Studio	Algonquin Books

Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York

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