Walking George [electronic resource] : the life of George John Beto and the rise of the modern Texas prison system / David M. Horton and George R. Nielsen.
By: Horton, David M.
Contributor(s): Nielsen, George R | ebrary, Inc
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Series: North Texas crime and criminal justice series: no. 5.Publisher: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, c2005Description: xii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Beto, George John, 1916-1991 | Texas. Dept. of Corrections -- Officials and employees -- Biography | Prisons -- Texas -- Officials and employees -- Biography | Prison administration -- Texas -- History | College teachers -- Texas -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 365/.92 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
The early years : Hysham, Montana; New Rockford, North Dakota; and Lena, Illinois (1916-1939) -- Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Texas (1939-1959) -- The Texas prison system : the first one hundred years (1849-1953) -- The Texas Prison Board : Beto, Coffield, and Ellis (1953-1959) -- Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois (1959-1962) -- The Texas Department of Corrections (1962-1972) -- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (1972-1991).
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.