Legal executions in New England : a comprehensive reference, 1623-1960 / by Daniel Allen Hearn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hearn, Daniel Allen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executions and executioners--New York (State)--History--Chronology.

Executions and executioners.

Executions and executioners--New England--History--Chronology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2007.

Summary:

Between 1623 and 1960 (the date of the last execution as of 1999), Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont legally put to death more than 700 men and women for a wide variety of capital crimes ranging from army desertion to murder. This is a companion volume to Legal Executions in New York State and Legal Executions in New Jersey, both published by McFarland. It is comprised of chronologically arranged biographical entries for the executed persons. Each entry gives personal data on the executed person, including age, ethnicity, and gender, as well as a detail

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Persons Executed and Their Crimes (Listed Chronologically); Sources; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 7, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4766-0853-9