Pierrepoint - A Family Of Executioners - Couverture souple

Fielding, Steve

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184454611X ISBN 13 : 9781844546114

Editeur : John Blake, 2008

Synopsis

Between them, the three men in the fearsome Pierrepoint dynasty executed over 800 people during a career spanning more than half a century. Henry, his brother Thomas, and his son Albert, dispatched some of the most infamous criminals of the 20th century, and in the process earned a public notoriety that followed them throughout their eventful lives.For years, the three men were faced with the task - prestigious to some, horrific to many others - of being the last point of contact for the guilty and condemned. The Pierrepoints executed criminals the nation over before travelling to many countries including Egypt and postwar Germany, where they hanged Nazi war criminals, and gained a reputation as the world's most deadly practitioners of the art of hanging."Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners" recounts the intriguing stories of the three men and the effect that their macabre occupation had on their personal lives. This definitive guide is filled with shocking inside tales from the official records and diaries kept by the Pierrepoint family. With revealing insights into the intense rivalry between fellow executioners, new light is shed on the menacing world of years gone by.

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À propos de l?auteur

Steve Fielding is the author of several historical crime titles such as The Hangman's Record and The Murder Casebook Series. He has worked as the Historical Consultant on the Discovery Channel series The Executioners and has contributed to several magazines such as The Criminologist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Blake
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184454611X
• ISBN 13: 9781844546114
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
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• Personne responsable: non disponible