San Quentin Prison - 150th Anniversary [Hardcover]

Turner Publishing (Compiler)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1563118130 | ISBN-13: 978-1563118135 | Publication Date: October 15, 2002 | Edition: 1ST

Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of San Quentin Prison, this beautiful full color history book details the history of one of America's most famous prisons and will be a treasured addition to the library of anyone interested in law enforcement or correctional history. Includes a historical section printed on parchment paper.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Turner; 1ST edition (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563118130
• ISBN-13: 978-1563118135
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,197,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Edited by a sixth grader?, October 15, 2006

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David C. Zartman (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: San Quentin Prison - 150th Anniversary (Hardcover)

This is one of those books that elicits a "Wow, it could have been a classic," but instead it's NOT worth spending the somewhat considerable amount that it takes to acquire a copy. The text is quite literally riddled with spelling errors and bad grammar; it's as if it was edited by someone with a grade-school education. There are pages on pages of people who died and were buried at San Quentin in the 1800s. Filler, nothing more. Photos show numbers, then the caption doesn't say what the numbers relate to. Example: 1: Hospital. 2. Cellblock. 4. Factory. So...what is number 3? How was this kind of thing missed? It's not a 1-star book, but for the money, it is quite poorly put together and edited. A major disappointment for a 150-year compendium on a real piece of prison history.