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In Lord High Executioner, award-winning writer Howard Engel traces the traditions of capital punishment from medieval England and early Canada to the present-day United States. Throughout “civilized” history, executioners employed on behalf of the kingdom, republic, or dictatorship have beheaded, chopped, stabbed, choked, gassed, electrocuted, or beaten criminals to death—and Engel doesn’t shy away from the gritty details of the executioner’s lifestyle, focusing on the paragons, buffoons, and sadists of the dark profession.
Packed with all-too-true stories, from hapless hangings to butchered beheadings, this historically accurate look at the executioner’s gruesome work makes for a thoroughly gripping read.
Kindle Book
- Release date: March 1, 2016
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781504031493
- File size: 845 KB
- Release date: March 1, 2016
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781504031493
- File size: 3016 KB
- Release date: March 1, 2016
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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English