R. Michael Wilson

Broschiertes Buch

Frontier Justice in the Wild West

Bungled, Bizarre, And Fascinating Executions

Beschreibung

Frontier Justice highlights eighteen crimes and subsequent punishments of the most interesting, controversial, and unusual executions from an era when hangings and shootings were a legal means of capital punishment. Each action-packed chapter includes biographical information, the pursuit, the investigation, legal maneuvers, trial information, and rarely-seen photographs.

Autor

R. Michael Wilson has been researching and writing about the history of the American West for more than a decade. A retired law enforcement officer, he is the author of numerous books on crime and capital punishment. He lives in Henderson, Nevada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: TwoDot
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9780762743896
• ISBN-10: 0762743891
• Artikelnr.: 22333696