The Old Asylum
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Abandoned Insane Asylums
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Author : Dinah Williams
language : en
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Abandoned Insane Asylums written by Dinah Williams and has been published by Bearport Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
What secrets are buried within the crumbling walls of old asylums for the insane? Readers will get a glimpse of what these nightmare facilities were like before the dawn of the modern era. From the wretched overcrowding of London’s Bethlem Royal Hospital (which inspired the English word bedlam), where citizens could pay a penny for the pleasure of poking “lunatics” through the hospital’s bars with sticks, to Christian Church Hospital in Kansas City where Dr. Robert Patterson beat and chained patients and performed ice-pick lobotomies—this scary book will rivet young readers while also giving them an understanding of how far mental health care has come. Eleven asylums are explored, with tales of not only what they were like but of the spirits said to still haunt them. Abandoned Insane Asylums is part of Bearport’s Scary Places series.
Abandoned Asylums
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Author : Matt Van Der Velde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-10-01
Abandoned Asylums written by Matt Van Der Velde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-01 with categories.
Abandoned Asylums takes readers on an unrestricted visual journey inside America's abandoned state hospitals, asylums, and psychiatric facilities, the institutions where countless stories and personal dramas played out behind locked doors and out of public sight. The images captured by photographer Matt Van der Velde are powerful, haunting and emotive. A sad and tragic reality that these once glorious historical institutions now sit vacant and forgotten as their futures are uncertain and threatened with the wrecking ball. Explore a private mental hospital that treated Marilyn Monroe and other celebrities seeking safe haven. Or look inside the seclusion cells at an asylum that once incarcerated the now-infamous Charles Manson. Or see the autopsy theater at a Government Hospital for the Insane that was the scene for some of America's very first lobotomy procedures. With a foreward by renowned expert Carla Yanni examining their evolution and subsequent fall from grace, accompanying writings by Matt Van der Velde detailing their respective histories, Abandoned Asylums will shine some light on the glorious, and sometimes infamous institutions that have for so long been shrouded in darkness.
The Old Asylum And Other Stories
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Author : Wheeler Antabanez
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-08-02
The Old Asylum And Other Stories written by Wheeler Antabanez and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-02 with categories.
Strange tales from the depths of the abandoned mental hospital. Inspired by a lifetime of trespassing in Overbrook Asylum, author Wheeler Antabanez captures and preserves the dark mood and creepy ambiance of the now demolished institution. In this independently released second edition, Wheeler breaks free from the constraints of publishers and presents the Old Asylum the way it was originally intended. With new photographs and bonus reading material, the second edition is a worthwhile purchase even if you own the first version of the book. Also, because it is an independent publication, you can be assured that the money you spend will be going directly to the author. (Note on the ebook: The Old Asylum ebook does NOT include photography. Reading the ebook is a great way to enjoy the stories and bonus reading material, but if you want to see the new pictures you have to buy the print version of the second edition.)
The Abandoned Asylum A Night Of Horror
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Author : Drac Von Stoller
language : en
Publisher: Drac Von Stoller
Release Date : 2024-02-18
The Abandoned Asylum A Night Of Horror written by Drac Von Stoller and has been published by Drac Von Stoller this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-18 with Fiction categories.
The old asylum loomed in the distance, its dilapidated walls casting eerie shadows in the pale moonlight. The building had been abandoned for decades, and rumors of its dark past had plagued the small town for years. As the sun set on a quiet evening, a group of thrill-seekers gathered at the gates of the asylum, eager to explore its forgotten halls. Among them was a young woman named Emily, a self-proclaimed skeptic who had always been drawn to the macabre. She had heard the stories of the asylum's gruesome history – the experiments, the mistreatment of patients, the mysterious disappearances – but she refused to believe in ghosts or the supernatural. However, as she looked up at the imposing structure, a chill ran down her spine, and she couldn't deny the sense of dread that hung in the air. As the group made their way inside, the air grew colder, and a thick fog enveloped the crumbling corridors. The sound of their footsteps echoed through the empty halls, and the oppressive silence weighed heavily on their minds. It was clear that this place held terrible secrets, and they were about to uncover them. As they ventured deeper into the asylum, Emily couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched. She tried to dismiss it as her imagination, but each passing moment only intensified her unease. Suddenly, a piercing scream shattered the silence, sending everyone into a panic.
An Insight Into An Insane Asylum
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Author : Joseph Camp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
An Insight Into An Insane Asylum written by Joseph Camp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Psychiatric hospitals categories.
Experiences in the Insane Hospital of Alabama.
The Vermont Asylum For The Insane
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Author : Vermont Asylum for the Insane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
The Vermont Asylum For The Insane written by Vermont Asylum for the Insane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Asylums categories.
Asylum
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Author : Mark Davis
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-07-16
Asylum written by Mark Davis and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-16 with History categories.
With the advent of care in the community for the mentally afflicted, the self-contained villages for the apparently insane have now been consigned to the history books. These once bustling Victorian institutions were commonly known in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as the county asylum or the pauper lunatic asylum , and were an accepted and essential part of society for nearly two centuries. It is difficult to believe that, in 1914, there were 102 such asylums, accommodating over 100,000 patients, the majority of whom lived their entire lives under care and treatment. In 2014, with the exception of those that have already been demolished, these buildings now lie empty and derelict, or have been converted for contemporary living. Through this photographic book, we journey into the inner sanctum of a world of lost dreams, where hope was more often than not unwillingly traded for an uncomfortable acceptance.
Notes On Asylums For The Insane In America
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Author : Sir John Charles Bucknill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
Notes On Asylums For The Insane In America written by Sir John Charles Bucknill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Electronic books categories.
Bella
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Author : Martha Eugenia Berry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
Bella written by Martha Eugenia Berry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with American fiction categories.
Asylum
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Author : Christopher Payne
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2009-09-04
Asylum written by Christopher Payne and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-04 with Photography categories.
Powerful photographs of the grand exteriors and crumbling interiors of America's abandoned state mental hospitals. For more than half the nation's history, vast mental hospitals were a prominent feature of the American landscape. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, over 250 institutions for the insane were built throughout the United States; by 1948, they housed more than a half million patients. The blueprint for these hospitals was set by Pennsylvania hospital superintendant Thomas Story Kirkbride: a central administration building flanked symmetrically by pavilions and surrounded by lavish grounds with pastoral vistas. Kirkbride and others believed that well-designed buildings and grounds, a peaceful environment, a regimen of fresh air, and places for work, exercise, and cultural activities would heal mental illness. But in the second half of the twentieth century, after the introduction of psychotropic drugs and policy shifts toward community-based care, patient populations declined dramatically, leaving many of these beautiful, massive buildings—and the patients who lived in them—neglected and abandoned. Architect and photographer Christopher Payne spent six years documenting the decay of state mental hospitals like these, visiting seventy institutions in thirty states. Through his lens we see splendid, palatial exteriors (some designed by such prominent architects as H. H. Richardson and Samuel Sloan) and crumbling interiors—chairs stacked against walls with peeling paint in a grand hallway; brightly colored toothbrushes still hanging on a rack; stacks of suitcases, never packed for the trip home. Accompanying Payne's striking and powerful photographs is an essay by Oliver Sacks (who described his own experience working at a state mental hospital in his book Awakenings). Sacks pays tribute to Payne's photographs and to the lives once lived in these places, “where one could be both mad and safe.”