02050nam 2200565 a 450 991081783490332120230725053754.01-283-32083-597866133208341-55553-717-0(CKB)2550000000062298(EBL)1085014(OCoLC)816869990(SSID)ssj0000554567(PQKBManifestationID)11308398(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554567(PQKBWorkID)10514322(PQKB)10196774(MiAaPQ)EBC1085014(OCoLC)797817612(MdBmJHUP)muse17238(Au-PeEL)EBL1085014(CaPaEBR)ebr10509954(CaONFJC)MIL332083(EXLCZ)99255000000006229820110826d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCruel and unusual[electronic resource] the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment /John D. BesslerBoston Northeastern University Pressc20111 online resource (473 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-55553-716-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition.This indispensable history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment is also a passionate call for the abolition of the death penalty based on the notion of cruel and unusual punishmentCapital punishmentUnited StatesCapital punishment345.73/0773Bessler John D1152786MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817834903321Cruel and unusual4095442UNINA