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Lord High Executioner

An Unashamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind

by Howard Engel
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A grisly tour of hangings, electrocutions, beheadings—and other state-sanctioned deaths that are part of the long history of the death penalty.
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.

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  • Release date

    March 1, 2016

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781504031493
      • File size: 845 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781504031493
      • File size: 3398 KB

  • Languages

    • English

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  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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