Walking George: The Life of George John Beto and the Rise of the Modern Texas Prison System

by David M. Horton and George R. Nielsen

University of North Texas Press, 2005

Cloth: 978-1-57441-199-7 | eISBN: 978-1-57441-401-1

Library of Congress Classification HV9468.H77 2005

Dewey Decimal Classification 365.92

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

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