Report on Experimental Convict Road Camp Fulton County, GA
by Fairbank, H. S. [and] R. H. Eastham [and] W. F. Draper
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Washington: GPO, 1918. Paperback. Very Good. illustrations, 64p. plus 8 folding plans, 7 plates (2 black & white phoros per plate) and 2 pages of diagrams. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Cover browned with some chipping at base of narrow backstrip. Modest age-toning and brown spotting to contents. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 583, An uncommon report about an experimental effort to set up an honor camp for 40 African American convicts with improved comfort, sanitation, and food for convicts working without armed guards and without being given special rewards for good behavior.
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92833
- Title
- Report on Experimental Convict Road Camp Fulton County, GA
- Author
- Fairbank, H. S. [and] R. H. Eastham [and] W. F. Draper
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- GPO
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1918
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McBlain Books
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Hamden, Connecticut
About McBlain Books
Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...