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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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Minneapolis [u.a.]
University of Minnesota Press
2003
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In: | Year: 2003 |
Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 118 |
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Summary: | 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. |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index |
Physical Description: | XX, 307 S. Ill. |
ISBN: | 0816638101 |