{"product_id":"within-prison-walls-heathen-edition-9781963228281","title":"Within Prison Walls (Heathen Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Mott Osborne\u003c\/strong\u003e (1859-1926) was an American prison administrator, prison reformer, industrialist, and New York State political reformer, who was so inspired by Donald Lowrie's 1912 book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Life in Prison\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and its call to action concerning prison reform, that he convinced the governor of New York to appoint him chairman of a new State Commission on Prison Reform. Then, on behalf of that commission and to better understand \"the prison problem\" firsthand, Osborne voluntarily entered Auburn Prison as \"Tom Brown,\" No. 33,333x, for one week in 1913 to live as a prisoner - even going so far as having himself thrown into solitary confinement. The 1914 publication of that electrifying experience, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWithin Prison Walls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, shocked the world and made him the most prominent and respected prison reform crusader of his day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe Heathens have striven to enhance the text that you're about to experience as much as possible, with the first enhancement being \u003cstrong\u003ethe upgrade of some hyphened words to their current equivalents\u003c\/strong\u003e to render them palatable for modern eyes: to-day is now today, to-morrow has become tomorrow, and so on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe've also corrected a few errors that existed within the original text.\u003c\/strong\u003e One example is at the beginning of Chapters 8 and 9 where Osborne incorrectly identified Wednesday as October 2, when it was actually October 1. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, \u003cstrong\u003ewe have corrected some of the prisoner names after comparing the information Osborne supplies within the narrative against the original Auburn Prison registry entries\u003c\/strong\u003e. Two examples are Laflam was La Flam (two words, not one), and Joseph Matto was actually Joseph Russo (who was actually McNulty - you'll understand soon enough).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo enhance your reading of the text, \u003cstrong\u003ewe've added nearly one hundred footnotes\u003c\/strong\u003e to define slang and literary or archaic terms, provide English translations for foreign words or phrases, and to supplement Osborne's narrative with context, clarification, and commentary as needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe original text also featured 15 footnotes by Osborne which we have retained\u003c\/strong\u003e and set apart from our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo further enhance the story, \u003cstrong\u003ewe have interspersed the entire book with facsimile excerpts from over three dozen original newspaper articles extracted from newspapers all over the United States and specific to the week that Osborne was locked up in Auburn\u003c\/strong\u003e. We believe these add-ons lend authenticity to the narrative and contribute sometimes interesting, sometimes confounding insight into the media's portrayal of Osborne and his week of voluntary incarceration as it unfolded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Mott Osborne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heathen Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963228281\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heathen Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940883267699,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_01ee825a-40b7-4c78-9744-5d5406ab7843.jpg?v=1758978682","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/within-prison-walls-heathen-edition-9781963228281","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}