Author

Publication

2020 - Massey University Press

Language

English

Word Count

92,000 words, Guess

Page Count

368 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCHV9915.5.D47 2020

Description

"Inside the forbidding stone walls of New Zealand's most infamous gaol. Grim, victorian, notorious, for 150 years Mount Eden Prison held both New Zealand's political prisoners and its most notorious criminals. Te Kooti, Rua Kenana, John A. Lee, George Wilder, Tim Shadbolt and Sandra Coney all spent time in its dank cells. Its interior has been the scene of mass riots, daring escapes and hangings. Highly regarded historian Mark Derby tells the prison's inside story with verve and compassion." -- provided by publisher.

Subjects

Topics

HistorySociologyPrisonersSocial conditionsMt. Eden Prison (Mount Eden, Auckland, N.Z.)

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