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Horton, David M.

Title 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.

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Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, c2005.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xii, 257 p. : ill.
Series	North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 5
	North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 5.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.
Contents	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).
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	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 -- Biography.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Nielsen, George R.
	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	1574411993 (cloth : alk. paper)