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Lord High Executioner
An Unshamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind
By Engel, Howard
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-55013-790-3
- Publisher
- Key Porter Books
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Reviewed on December 1, 1996
Engel, an award-winning mystery writer, has written a scholarly history of executions and executioners, with an emphasis on England and the Commonwealth countries. Notable beheaders' and hangmen's lives are presented with their thoughts and beliefs on how executions should be carried out. Engel briefly discusses capital punishment in Europe and the United States. In so far as he states that he is in favor of abolishing executions but has attempted to be unbiased, he fails. In his discussion of the death p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
