Maconochie's Gentlemen: The Story of Norfolk Island and the Roots of Modern Prison Reform by Norval Morris

Maconochie's Gentlemen: The Story of Norfolk Island and the Roots of Modern Prison Reform

Norval Morris

240 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia. In four years, Maconochie transfo...

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