John Howard: Prison Reformer. First American edition.
Howard, D[erek] L[ionel]. Klare, Hugh J., Foreword. John Howard: Prison Reformer. New York: Archer House, 1963. First American edition. 186 pp. Illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth very good, in moderately worn and faded dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $25. * The book chronicles the life and impact of the 18th-century humanitarian often called the "father of prison reform". After being shocked by the conditions of his county prison as high sheriff, Howard dedicated himself to touring hundreds of prisons in Great Britain and Western Europe and reporting on their conditions. His primary focus was on improving hygiene and cleanliness by reducing overcrowding. English Short-Title Catalogue T83449, T36327.
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