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Wanted
Edward A. Blackburn
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Description for Wanted
Provides an illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas. This book takes readers to each of the 254 counties in the state, presenting brief histories of the counties and the structures that housed their criminals. It provides general information about the architecture and location of the buildings. Series: Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 179 b&w photos, 254 maps, 3 apps., bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AMG; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Along with the settlement of the Texas frontier came rustlers, public drunks, gunfighters, and other outlaws. A jail in which to incarcerate the lawbreakers was thus often the first public building raised in a new town. Later, as government developed, public buildings-notably county courthouses and jails-assumed not only practical but also symbolic importance. The architecture of these buildings in the nineteenth century reflected the power and status with which the community imbued the government; many of the same architects applied the aesthetic standards of the day to both. In later years, the safety and at least limited comfort of the ... Read more
Along with the settlement of the Texas frontier came rustlers, public drunks, gunfighters, and other outlaws. A jail in which to incarcerate the lawbreakers was thus often the first public building raised in a new town. Later, as government developed, public buildings-notably county courthouses and jails-assumed not only practical but also symbolic importance. The architecture of these buildings in the nineteenth century reflected the power and status with which the community imbued the government; many of the same architects applied the aesthetic standards of the day to both. In later years, the safety and at least limited comfort of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Series
Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585443086
SKU
V9781585443086
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About Edward A. Blackburn
EDWARD A. BLACKBURN JR., a retired Houston physician, visited all 254 Texas counties to collect information and photographs, both historical and contemporary. He has long had an interest in Texas history and is an avid collector of Texana.
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