{"product_id":"eastern-state-penitentiary-a-history-9781596294035","title":"Eastern State Penitentiary: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only comprehensive history of one of America's most infamous prisons, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooming on the horizon like a storm cloud made of stone, the Eastern State Penitentiary spent more than a century as the fortress that both the law-abiding and criminal feared. In this superbly balanced and thoroughly researched volume, Paul Kahan presents the history of this revolutionary penitentiary, from its inception as a model of the revolutionary Pennsylvania System of incarceration in 1829 to the demands for its closure in the wake of ever-increasing violence in 1971. Through tales of spectacular escapes, official corruption, reformation and retribution, Kahan chronicles the tensions that plagued Eastern State since the arrival of its first prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596294035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Paul Kahan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38520936726709,"sku":"9781596294035","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a7da3889-89da-4613-8dbf-062c4b3daa66.jpg?v=1613483116","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eastern-state-penitentiary-a-history-9781596294035","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}