{"product_id":"rock-college-ebook","title":"Rock College Ebook","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eInside the forbidding stone walls of New Zealand’s most infamous gaol\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003eWinner of the Non-Fiction Category at the 2021 New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrim, Victorian, notorious, for 150 years Mount Eden Prison held both New Zealand’s political prisoners and its most infamous criminals. Te Kooti, Rua Kenana, John A. Lee, George Wilder, Tim Shadbolt and Sandra Coney all spent time in its dank cells. Its interior has been the scene of mass riots, daring escapes and hangings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly regarded historian Mark Derby tells the prison’s inside story with verve and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rock College look inside\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/rock_college_look_inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘If you want to know what it’s like inside that place, this book is the next best thing to a ten-year stretch’ — James ‘Diamond Jim’ Shepherd, former inmate of Mount Eden Prison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A major contribution to New Zealand’s penal history’ — Sir Kim Workman, penal reform advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This is truly a detailed history of an unsavoury subject, the scope of which is quite remarkable.’ —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOtago Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Derby’s tendency to keep the narrative local and lead with the stories of people and events helps make the book an incredibly engaging read. Derby does a great job developing the kind of thick description of penal practice and life inside that is nearly impossible to find in existing published work. I consider\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRock College\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea must-read’ — Liam Martin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Journal of History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67705571377472,"sku":"RCE","price":9.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995131859.jpg?v=1769557132","url":"https:\/\/masseypress.ac.nz\/products\/rock-college-ebook","provider":"Massey Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}