Boston: Northeastern University Press, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED on the title page "For -- educator extraordinaire, world traveler, lady of the manor and friend." and dated in 1999. A sweeping history of imprisonment in the United States in all its forms -convict transport to colonies, indentured servants, slaves, military conscripts as well as prisons and jails - and one that looks at the paradox of a country which sanctifies individual liberties as it continues to build prisons at a rate unmatched in the world. It looks at the connection between incarceration and slavery, and includes personal stories of keepers and prisoners. Cover praise from former New York governor Mario Cuomo who called this book "Eloquent, incisive and deeply disturbing, this book tells what imprisonment has meant in the American experience. ... Those who value justice, freedom and equality under law should take heed." Extensive notes, selected bibliography, index. xix, 394 pp. ISBN: 1555533647.