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Anthony Vaver has broad expertise in the social and cultural history of crime and punishment and is the author of the Amazon.com bestselling books, Bound with an Iron Chain and Early American Criminals. He holds a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.L.S. from Rutgers University. He has never spent a night in jail, but he was once falsely accused of shoplifting.
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Tag Archives: Whipping
In the Media: Interview with Lucy Inglis of Georgian London
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Crime and Prison Songs: “Black Betty”
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Early American Criminals: Thomas Mount and the Flash Company
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Early American Criminals: The Race of Johnson Green, Burglar
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Johnson Green was born in Bridgewater, MA on February 7, 1757 to unmarried parents. His father was a servant who worked for Timothy Edson. His mother was a widow named Sarah Johnson. His mother’s maiden name was Green, so he was sometimes called Joseph-Johnson Green. Green’s father was African American; his mother was Irish. Green […]
EAC Places and Events: The Fort Mackinac Guardhouse Prison Cell
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island was constructed in 1779 in order to protect the lucrative fur trade in northern Michigan and maintain relations with neighboring Native American tribes. The military importance of the Fort diminished as the nineteenth century progressed, but the Fort took on a new role when the Mackinac National Park was established […]