Damnation Island, poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York, Stacy Horn
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Damnation Island, poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York, Stacy Horn
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Damnation Island
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1019834449
Responsibility statement
Stacy Horn
Sub title
poor, sick, mad & criminal in 19th-century New York
Summary
"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"--, Provided by publisher
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- MEDICAL / History
- French, William Glenney, 1814-1895
- Psychiatric hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- History
- Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.) -- 19th century -- History
- Mental illness + Treatment -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- History
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health
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- MEDICAL / History
- French, William Glenney, 1814-1895
- Psychiatric hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- History
- Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.) -- 19th century -- History
- Mental illness + Treatment -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century -- History
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health
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