Last words of the executed /
Death waits for us all, but only those sentenced to death know the day and the hour-- and only they can be sure that their last words will be recorded for posterity. From the famous, such as Nathan Hale to Ted Bundy, to the forgotten, these final statements range from heartfelt to horrific
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2010
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2010 Chicago : 2010 |
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Table of Contents:
- The noose
- The firing squad
- The electric chair
- The gas chamber
- Lethal injection
- Foreword / Studs Terkel
- 1 The Noose
- 2. The Firing Squad
- 3. The Electric Chair
- 4. The Gas Chamber
- 5. Lethal Injection.