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The Rotary Jail
- Escape-Proof Cells on a Carousel, 1882-1966
Engelsk Paperback
The Rotary Jail
- Escape-Proof Cells on a Carousel, 1882-1966
Engelsk Paperback

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The rotary jail was a very unusual architectural design. In response to a need for better control over prisoners, 18 of the revolving, escape-proof structures were erected in the United States from 1882 through 1889.

There were problems. There were mechanical difficulties due to the extreme weight of the components. Unwary prisoners lost digits or limbs when carousels were rotated without warning--one lost his life. Because inmates could only be let out of their cells one at a time, some rotary jails were closed as fire hazards. This book describes in detail their construction, operation and eventual demise, as well as some of the colorful inmates that were held in them.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
228
ISBN-13:
9781476666150
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1476666156
Udg. Dato:
14 jun 2017
Længde:
12mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
14 jun 2017
Forfatter(e):
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