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A Modern Purgatory

Name: A Modern Purgatory
Author: Carlo de Fornaro

by Carlo de Fornaro

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"This book is a record of the prison experiences of Carlo de Fornaro, artist, writer, editor, revolutionary. It is a record of experiences in the famous Tombs prison, in New York City, and in the New York City penitentiary on Blackwell's Island."--Introduction

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by ellinora, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2018-03-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Manhattan Detention Complex (New York, N.Y.)Blackwell's Island Penitentiary (New York, N.Y.)Fornaro, Carlo de, 1871-1949 Prisons -- New York (State) -- New York Political prisoners -- United States

About the author

Carlo de Fornaro

1871–1949

An Italian-born artist and writer with a stormy, adventurous life, he moved through the worlds of satire, journalism, and political controversy. His work mixed sharp observation with firsthand experience, including a memoir drawn from time spent in New York prisons.

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