Legacy Of Violence : Lynch Mobs And Executions In Minnesota /

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In Legacy of Violence, John D. Bessler takes us on a compelling journey through the history of lynchings and state-sanctioned executions that dramatically shaped Minnesotas past. Through personal accounts of those involved with the events, Bessler traces the history of both famous and lesser-known e...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bessler, John D.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Lynching.
Executions and executioners.
Capital punishment.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Peine de mort > Minnesota > Histoire.
Lynchage > Minnesota > Histoire.
Executions and executioners > Minnesota > History.
Capital punishment > Minnesota > History.
Lynching > Minnesota > History.
Minnesota.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:In Legacy of Violence, John D. Bessler takes us on a compelling journey through the history of lynchings and state-sanctioned executions that dramatically shaped Minnesotas past. Through personal accounts of those involved with the events, Bessler traces the history of both famous and lesser-known executions and lynchings in Minnesota, the states antideath penalty and anti-lynching movements, and the role of the media in the death penalty debate.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (336 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816692873

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