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Public Executions in Richmond, Virginia
- A History, 1782-1907
Engelsk
Bogcover for Public Executions in Richmond, Virginia af Harry M. Ward, 9780786470839
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
231
ISBN-13:
9780786470839
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0786470836
Udg. Dato:
14 aug 2012
Størrelse i cm:
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2
Oplagsdato:
14 aug 2012
Forfatter(e):

Public Executions in Richmond, Virginia

- A History, 1782-1907
Engelsk
Paperback 2012
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Virginia''s capital city knew poverty, injustice, slavery, vagrancy, substandard working conditions, street crimes, brutality, unsanitary conditions, and pandemics. One of the biggest stains in the city''s past was the spectacle of public executions, attended by throngs. Thousands, including the old and the very young, reveled in a carnival-like atmosphere. This book narrates the history of the executions--hangings, and during the Civil War also firing squads--that formed a large part of Richmond''s entertainment picture. Revulsion slowly mounted until the introduction of the electric chair. The history has a cast of unusual characters--the condemned, the crime victims, family members, the executioners, and not least an 182 pound "gallows" dog.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
231
ISBN-13:
9780786470839
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0786470836
Udg. Dato:
14 aug 2012
Størrelse i cm:
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2
Oplagsdato:
14 aug 2012
Forfatter(e):
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