Parchman Farm: Mississippi's State Penitentiary in the 1930s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467128001)

In 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4,000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County, the heart of the Delta. The state's aim was to establish the Mississippi State Penitentiary, commonly known as Parchman because

Author: Bryan King, Kate Stewart
ISBN-10: 1467128007
ISBN-13: 9781467128001
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2019
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.40d