The last gasp: the rise and fall of the American gas chamber

pt. 1. The rise of the lethal chamber -- Envisioning the lethal chamber -- Fashioning a frightful weapon of war -- Devising "constructive peacetime uses" -- Staging the world's first gas execution -- "Like watering flowers" -- Pillar of respectability -- The rising storm --...

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Main Author: Christianson, Scott (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.] University of California Press c2010
In:Year: 2010
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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