Legacy of violence: lynch mobs and executions in Minnesota

Lynch mobs and public hangings -- On Lincoln's orders : Mankato's mass hanging -- The execution of Ann Bilansky -- The gallows reconsidered : executions versus life sentences -- The "midnight assassination law" -- The botched hanging of William Williams -- The abolition of capita...

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Autor principal: Bessler, John D. 1967- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis [u.a.] University of Minnesota Press 2003
En:Año: 2003
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 118
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Palabras clave:
Lynching > Minnesota > History
Capital Punishment > Minnesota > History
Executions and executioners > Minnesota > History
Minnesota > Lynchjustiz > Geschichte
Minnesota > Todesstrafe > Geschichte
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Sumario:Lynch mobs and public hangings -- On Lincoln's orders : Mankato's mass hanging -- The execution of Ann Bilansky -- The gallows reconsidered : executions versus life sentences -- The "midnight assassination law" -- The botched hanging of William Williams -- The abolition of capital punishment -- A travesty of justice : the Duluth lynchings.
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index
Descripción Física:XX, 307 S., Ill.
ISBN:0-8166-3810-1