Description
The coming of statehood to California in 1850 forced the authorities to face one immediately pressing issue: what to do with the many convicts who were pouring forth from the local county courtrooms in the wake of the great Gold Rush of 1848-49. Lawlessness was everywhere rampant, and something had to be done immediately. The answer was found in establishing the first state prison at Quentin Point in Marin County, soon to be called San Quentin.Librarians Bonnie Petry and Michael Burgess have
Details
Publisher - Wildside Press LLC
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
By author
Bonnie L. Petry
Published Date - 2023-01-17
ISBN - 9781479411399
Dimensions - 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 484
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