Last words of the executed
Elder, Robert K.2010
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This text presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. The product of seven years of extensive research by journalist Robert K. Elder, the book explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them.
Main title:
Last words of the executed / Robert K. Elder ; with a foreword by Studs Terkel.
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Publisher:
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2010.
Collation:
301 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780226202686 (hbk)0226202682 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
3981257
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