Mitchel P. Roth

Broschiertes Buch

Convict Cowboys, 10

The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo

Beschreibung

Rhe first book on America's first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as figures in Texas penology.

Autor

MITCHEL P. ROTH is co-author of Houston Blue: The Story of the Houston Police Department (UNT Press) and author of Fire in the Big House: America's Deadliest Prison Fire. He is professor of criminal justice and criminology at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.

Produktdetails

• North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series
• Verlag: University of North Texas Press, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 152mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9781574418484
• ISBN-10: 1574418483
• Artikelnr.: 62071834