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Autore |
Chardavoyne David G |
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A hanging in Detroit [[electronic resource] ] : Stephen Gifford Simmons and the last execution under Michigan law / / David G. Chardavoyne |
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Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hanging - Michigan - Detroit - History |
Capital punishment - Michigan - Detroit - History |
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Detroit (Mich.) History |
Detroit (Mich.) Social conditions |
Detroit (Mich.) Politics and government |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-227) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 A Son of the Revolution""; ""Chapter 3 A Country That Will Suit Your Mind""; ""Chapter 4 A Crime at Which Human Nature Shudders""; ""Chapter 5 The Bench and Bar of the Michigan Territory""; ""Chapter 6 Trial and Sentence""; ""Chapter 7 Preparing for the Last Drop""; ""Chapter 8 The Day of Execution""; ""Chapter 9 The Abolition of Capital Punishment""; ""Chapter 10 Afterword""; ""Appendix a""; ""Appendix b""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; |
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