CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Chapter
1. The Early Years: Hysham, Montana; New Rockford,
North Dakota; and Lena, Illinois (1916-1939)
2. Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Texas (1939-1959)
3. The Texas Prison System: The First One Hundred Years (1849-1953)
4. The Texas Prison Board: Beto, Coffield, and Ellis (1953-1959)
5. Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois (1959-1962)
6. The Texas Department of Corrections (1962-1972)
7. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (1972-1991)
Appendix A: "Prison Administration and the Eighth Amendment"
Appendix B: The Writings of George John Beto
Bibliography
Index