Description
| Product ID: | 9780752454238 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Prison Cookbook |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Higginbotham |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | History, Medieval history, History, History, Social and cultural history, Cultural studies: food and society, Penology and punishment, General cookery and recipes, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Social & cultural history, Food & society, Prisons, General cookery & recipes, Isle of Wight |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This copiously illustrated book takes the lid off the real story of prison food. This copiously illustrated book takes the lid off the real story of prison food. Including the full text of an original prison cookery manual compiled at Parkhurst Prison in 1902, it examines the history of prison catering from the Middle Ages (when prisoners were expected to pay for their own board and lodging whilst inside) through the Newgate of the Victorian age and on to the present day. With sections on prison life, punishments, the food on board transportation vessels and floating prison hulks, and the work of reformers such as John Howard and Elizabeth Fry, who vastly improved the conditions of those who were put behind bars, this evocative and unique book shows the reader exactly what ''doing porridge'' entailed. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-05-21 |
