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4210910The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberryhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-philadelphia-state-hospital-at-byberry-9781625845351/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3635393/dbce135c-c6cb-4acc-997a-6fa7eeb2b7cc.jpg?v=638385658486600000206251MXNArcadia PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>This account of the infamous asylum is an excellent record of greed and corruption, but it is also a powerful testimonial to compassion and kindness (<em>Hidden City</em>).</strong></p><p>The Quaker City and its hospitals were pioneers in the field of mental health. Yet by the end of the nineteenth century, its institutions were crowded and patients lived in shocking conditions. The mentally ill were quartered with the dangerously criminal. By 1906, the city had purchased a vast acreage of farmland incorporated into the city, and the Philadelphia Hospital dubbed its new venture Byberry City Farms. From the start, its history was riddled with corruption and committees, investigations and inquests, appropriations and abuse. Yet it is also a story of reform and redemption, of heroes and human dignitymany dedicated staff members did their best to help patients whose mental illnesses were little understood and were stigmatized by society.</p><p><strong>The closed hospitals almost forgotten story intrigued him immediately and then became his passion . . . Webster tells the hospitals 100-year story in a brisk, easy-to-read style, and the book is illustrated with 75 photographs from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Temple University Urban Archives, the Pennsylvania State Archives, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, PhillyHistory.org and friends. <em>Northeast Times</em></strong></p><p><strong>Webster . . . wrote his book because of his fascination with an abandoned building he discovered in 2002. He wanted to tell the story of Byberry, one he believes many people do not fully understand. <em>Philadelphia Neighborhoods</em></strong></p>...4146919The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry206251https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-philadelphia-state-hospital-at-byberry-9781625845351/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3635393/dbce135c-c6cb-4acc-997a-6fa7eeb2b7cc.jpg?v=638385658486600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20139781625845351_W3siaWQiOiJmMzdhZDA0NC05ZGJlLTRhYTEtOGE0MC1kYjQ2MjAxMjdiZDciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI1MSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIwNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMThUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781625845351_<p><strong>This account of the infamous asylum is an excellent record of greed and corruption, but it is also a powerful testimonial to compassion and kindness (<em>Hidden City</em>).</strong></p><p>The Quaker City and its hospitals were pioneers in the field of mental health. Yet by the end of the nineteenth century, its institutions were crowded and patients lived in shocking conditions. The mentally ill were quartered with the dangerously criminal. By 1906, the city had purchased a vast acreage of farmland incorporated into the city, and the Philadelphia Hospital dubbed its new venture Byberry City Farms. From the start, its history was riddled with corruption and committees, investigations and inquests, appropriations and abuse. Yet it is also a story of reform and redemption, of heroes and human dignitymany dedicated staff members did their best to help patients whose mental illnesses were little understood and were stigmatized by society.</p><p><strong>The closed hospitals almost forgotten story intrigued him immediately and then became his passion . . . Webster tells the hospitals 100-year story in a brisk, easy-to-read style, and the book is illustrated with 75 photographs from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Temple University Urban Archives, the Pennsylvania State Archives, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, PhillyHistory.org and friends. <em>Northeast Times</em></strong></p><p><strong>Webster . . . wrote his book because of his fascination with an abandoned building he discovered in 2002. He wanted to tell the story of Byberry, one he believes many people do not fully understand. <em>Philadelphia Neighborhoods</em></strong></p>...9781625845351_Arcadia Publishinglibro_electonico_638c6a45-16e5-3f8f-99c2-f0990387a394_9781625845351;9781625845351_9781625845351John PaulInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-4f83e8ce-6344-44ab-acba-dc5ac1034f1d.epub2013-05-14T00:00:00+00:00Arcadia Publishing