Author: JAMES, TREVOR.
Title: Dartmoor Prisoner of War Depot and Convict Jail. (signed).
Description: Chudleigh: Orchard Publications, 2002. 1898964505. 1st edition. "This is a fascinating story of Dartmoor Prison from its origins to the present. The author explains the foundation of Princetown as a village, the creation of the POW camp within double horseshoe walls, the life of the French and American prisoners, and the 'massacre' of 1815..The second part deals with the Convict Prison from 1850 to its modern role as a low security prison for adult males." 24.5cms x 19cms. Pp.179, many black & white and colour illustrations, inscribed by the author to title page. Paperback. VG.

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