Eastern State Penitentiary: Crucible of Good Intentions

Published in conjunction with an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, July to December 1994. Examines the innovative design of a large prison, now a historic monument, built in Philadelphia in the 1820s, how that design was based on Quaker reform principles, and how it has influenced hundred of prisons worldwide. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.