Research Catalog
- Title
- The electric chair : an unnatural American history / by Craig Brandon.
- Author
- Brandon, Craig, 1950-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HV8699.U5 B69 1999 | Off-site |
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- Description
- v, 279 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. The Genie of the Gilded Age -- 2. The Hangman's Terrible Legacy -- 3. The Death Commission -- 4. The Battle of the Currents -- 5. The People v. William Kemmler -- 6. Westinghouse's Counterattack -- 7. Cruel and Unusual Punishment -- 8. The Human Experiment -- 9. The Reaction: "A Thrill of Indignation" -- 10. The First Era: 1892-1974 -- 11. The Electric Chair Reborn: 1976-1998.
- ISBN
- 0786406860
- LCCN
- ^^^99031128^
- OCLC
- 41361494
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library