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Execution : The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death
Execution The Guillotine the Pendulum the Thousand Cuts the Spanish Donkey and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death
Author: Geoffrey Abbott
From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, Execution is everything you ever wanted to know about capital punishment-and a lot you never thought to ask.¥ Cave of Roses: A rare Swedish method of execution in which the victim was confined to a cave full of snakes and poisonous reptiles.¥ Bastinado: Involved the victim+s being c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312352226
ISBN-10: 0312352220
Publication Date: 4/4/2006
Pages: 288
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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