The Morganza, 1967: Life in a Legendary Reform School

by David E. Stuart

Book Overview

Fresh out of college, David Stuart put off graduate school to take a job close to his West Virginia home as a counselor at the Youth Development Center at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Known locally as the Morganza, the facility was founded in the nineteenth century as a farm for orphaned boys. By the 1960s, the Morganza had long been burdened with a sinister reputation when it was converted into a detention center for Allegheny County youth convicted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826346413
• ISBN13: 9780826346414
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"