Old sparky : the electric chair and the history of the death penalty
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- ISBN: 9781631440267 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1631440268 (hbk.)
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xii, 257 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York, NY : Carrel Books, [2015]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Introduction -- A history of the death penalty -- Capital punishment in the USA -- The electrical death commission -- The war of the currents -- The development of the electric chair -- William Kemmler, the poor peddler -- The spread of the chair -- A cabinet of curiosities: six notable and unusual executions -- Last meals -- A moratorium on executions -- Supreme Court changes its mind: executions are back on -- Back with a bang -- Top ten: the most notorious victims of Old Sparky -- Refining the death penalty -- The rise of lethal injection -- The problem of innocence -- Innocence is no defense: Herrera v. Collins -- Into the future. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Electrocution United States Capital punishment United States Executions and executioners United States |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 8699 .U5 G35 2015 | 30775305496078 | General Collection | Available | - |
Old Sparky : The Electric Chair and the History of the Death Penalty
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Table of Contents
Old Sparky : The Electric Chair and the History of the Death Penalty
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. vii | |
1 | A History of the Death Penalty | p. 1 |
2 | Capital Punishment in the USA | p. 5 |
3 | The Electrical Death Commission | p. 15 |
4 | The War of the Currents | p. 43 |
5 | The Development of the Electric Chair | p. 53 |
6 | William Kemmler, the Poor Peddler | p. 57 |
7 | The Spread of the Chair | p. 67 |
8 | A Cabinet of Curiosities-Six Notable and Unusual Executions | p. 75 |
9 | Last Meals | p. 105 |
10 | A Moratorium on Executions | p. 113 |
11 | Supreme Court Changes Its Mind-Executions are Back On | p. 121 |
12 | Back with a Bang | p. 131 |
13 | Top Ten-The Most Notorious Victims of Old Sparky | p. 135 |
14 | Refining the Death Penalty | p. 201 |
15 | The Rise of Lethal Injection | p. 215 |
16 | The Problem of Innocence | p. 225 |
17 | Innocence is No Defense-Herrera v. Collins | p. 229 |
18 | Into the Future | p. 237 |
Select Bibliography | p. 249 | |
Index | p. 251 |