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Legal executions in the western territories, 1847-1911 : Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming / R. Michael Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, R. Michael, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capital punishment--West (U.S.)--History.
- Capital punishment.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--West (U.S.)--History.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This reference work contains details of all the crimes resulting in executions in the fifteen western American territories. For each territory, entries are arranged chronologically and entered under the name of the condemned. Each entry provides the date, location, background and actions of the crime; details of the trial and execution of sentence; and references to the crime and execution in contemporary newspapers.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Arizona; Colorado; Idaho; Kansas; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Oregon; South Dakota; Utah; Washington; Wyoming; Addendum; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-54294-X
- 9786612542947
- 0-7864-5633-7
- OCLC:
- 615626656
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