Invitation to an execution : a history of the death penalty in the United States /

"Until the early twentieth century, printed invitations to executions issued by lawmen were a vital part of the ritual of death concluding a criminal proceeding in the United States. In this study, the author invites readers to an understanding of the death penalty in America with a collection...

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Other Authors: Bakken, Gordon Morris
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press, 2010
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