Walking George : the life of George John Beto and the rise of the modern Texas prison system / David M. Horton and George R. Nielsen.
2005
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Walking George : the life of George John Beto and the rise of the modern Texas prison system / David M. Horton and George R. Nielsen.
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Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2005]
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©2005
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xii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 5.
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The early years : Hysham, Montana; New Rockford, North Dakota; and Lena, Illinois (1916-1939)
Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Texas (1939-1959)
The Texas prison system : the first one hundred years (1849-1953)
The Texas Prison Board : Beto, Coffield, and Ellis (1953-1959)
Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois (1959-1962)
The Texas Department of Corrections (1962-1972)
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (1972-1991).
Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Texas (1939-1959)
The Texas prison system : the first one hundred years (1849-1953)
The Texas Prison Board : Beto, Coffield, and Ellis (1953-1959)
Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois (1959-1962)
The Texas Department of Corrections (1962-1972)
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (1972-1991).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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1574411993 cloth alkaline paper
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