| Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s Contributor(s): King, Bryan (Author), Stewart, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467128007 ISBN-13: 9781467128001 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: March 2019 Click for more in this series: Images of America |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| LCCN: 2017946534 |
| Series: Images of America |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" L (0.85 lbs) 96 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4,000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County, the heart of the Delta. The state's aim was to establish the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commonly known as Parchman because |
Contributor Bio(s): King, Bryan: - Bryan King, a marketing and sales professional, and Kate Stewart, a professor of English, compiled the imagery for this book from an album curated by their aunt Martha Alice Stewart. Martha Alice Stewart served as a nurse at the Mississippi State Penitentiary from 1930 until 1939. This unique account provides a behind-the-scenes look at the history of Parchman. |
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