Public Executions in Richmond, Virginia : A History, 1782-1907
Book Details
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 28 days
Virginia''s capital city knew poverty, injustice, slavery, vagrancy, substandard working conditions, street crimes, brutality, unsanitary conditions, and pandemics. One of the biggest stains in the city''s past was the spectacle of public executions, attended by throngs. Thousands, including the old and the very young, reveled in a carnival-like atmosphere. This book narrates the history of the executions--hangings, and during the Civil War also firing squads--that formed a large part of Richmond''s entertainment picture. Revulsion slowly mounted until the introduction of the electric chair. The history has a cast of unusual characters--the condemned, the crime victims, family members, the executioners, and not least an 182 pound "gallows" dog.
Get Public Executions in Richmond, Virginia by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by McFarland & Co Inc and it has pages.
