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Legacy Of Violence : Lynch Mobs And Executions In Minnesota /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bessler, John D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Lynch mobs and public hangings
  • On Lincoln's orders : Mankato's mass hanging
  • The execution of Ann Bilansky
  • The gallows reconsidered : executions versus life sentences
  • The "midnight assassination law"
  • The botched hanging of William Williams
  • The abolition of capital punishment
  • A travesty of justice : the Duluth lynchings.