With liberty for some
Subtitle: 500 years of imprisonment in America
By: Scott Christianson.
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
Subjects: Prisoners -- United States -- History; Imprisonment -- United States -- History; Prisons -- United States -- History
Description: From Columbus's voyages to the New World through today's prison expansion movements, captivity has played an important, yet disconcerting, role in American history.

In this sweeping examination of imprisonment in the United States over five centuries, Scott Christianson exposes the hidden record of the nation's prison heritage, illuminating the forces underlying the paradox of a country that sanctifies individual liberty while it continues to build and maintain a growing complex of totalitarian institutions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.