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This is San Quentin! : a folio of sketches depicting the complete history of the nation's largest prison by Peek
This is San Quentin! : a folio of sketches depicting the complete history of the nation's largest prison by Peek
Reprint of a an original manuscript created in the prison print shop. The author and artist (Peek) has never been identified. The San Quentin Museum Association reports that the historical individuals and events are true.
Dedicated to Warden Clinton T. Duffy
Contents: Black Bart -- Early California Bandits -- Counterfeiters of the Golden West -- Indian Trouble -- Bad Women of the Barbary Coast -- Hatchet Men of the Eighties - Chinese -- Cruelty on the High Seas -- As the Century Turned -- The Expansion Years -- Oddities from the Files -- Modern Penal Administration -- First Day of a Fish -- Cell Life -- Old Timers -- Educational Department -- Vocational Training -- Trade School -- Hobby Shop -- Submarine Nets -- Cargo Nets -- Transport Bunks -- Getting Ready for Christmas -- Bum Beef -- The News -- Interview Time -- Ship Fenders -- Assault Boats -- Doing the Book -- Salvage Project -- The Laundry -- Alcoholics Anonymous -- On the Air -- The Gym -- The 4th Fights -- Blood Donors -- The Canteen -- California Parole Procedure -- Interstate Parole.
Paperback
1991
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