HANG BY THE NECK The Legal Use of Scaffold and Noose, Gibbet, Stake, and Firing Squad from Colonial Times to the Present
Springfield (IL): Charles C. Thomas, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-stamped red cloth. 483pp. Indices (Selected Names, Subject). A scholarly book full of examples. Chapters: Hanging as a Social Practice, Excessive Retribution and Puritanical Zeal in Early Days, The Treatment of Witches, Hangings Inside - Far from the Madding Throngs, A......