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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Physical Description:
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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 | - |