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Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911

Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911

R. Michael Wilson

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McFarland and Company, Inc.
Año de edición:
2010
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Sociología de la muerte y el morir
ISBN:
9780786448258
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This reference work contains details of all the crimes resulting in executions in the fifteen western American territories. For each territory, entries are arranged chronologically and entered under the name of the condemned. Each entry provides the date, location, background and actions of the crime; details of the trial and execution of sentence; and references to the crime and execution in contemporary newspapers.

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