Dr. David R. Struckhoff, President Emeritus, The Justice Research Institute
“...skillfully blends history, correctional philosophy, political science, and social welfare concepts in analyzing the phenomenon [of Britain’s prison ships.]”
The American Neptune
“Campbell leaves no stone unturned ... those with a strong interest in the history of penology will find this book essential reading.”
The American Neptune
“Campbell leaves no stone unturned ... essential reading.”
Product Description
This second, updated edition details the history of British shipboard confinement from its beginning in 1776 to its end in 1857. Illustrations include contemporary sketches of the hulks.
From the Publisher
With twenty illustrations, a bibliography, detailed notes, appendices, index, and with a foreword by Esther Heffernan, this 3rd edition of The Intolerable Hulks will prove to be a valuabe addition to the library of the student of British penal history.
About the Author
Over a span of four decades Charles Campbell was employed in virtually all phases of corrections in the United States. Publication of his meticulously researched Intolerable Hulks in 1993 provided, at last, a vivid, fully documented account of this long neglected episode in British penal history.
