R. Michael Wilson

Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

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Produktbeschreibung

This reference work contains details of all the crimes resulting in executions in the fifteen western American territories. For each territory, entries are arranged chronologically and entered under the name of the condemned. Each entry provides the date, location, background and actions of the crime; details of the trial and execution of sentence; and references to the crime and execution in contemporary newspapers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780786448258
• ISBN-10: 0786448253
• Artikelnr.: 29026480

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
Arizona     
Colorado     
Idaho     
Kansas     
Montana     
Nebraska     
Nevada     
New Mexico     
North Dakota     
Oklahoma     
Oregon     
South Dakota     
Utah     
Washington     
Wyoming     
Addendum     
Bibliography     
Index