Lord High Executioner: an unashamed look at hangmen, headsmen, and their kind
Law and crime, True crime
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Mystery writer Howard Engel considers the agents of state-sanctioned death - executioners. Beginning with an examination of ancient forms of execution, Engel concentrates on English forms of execution, particularly hanging. He discusses individual hangmen and their contributions to make their… craft more humane and efficient. Engel also includes chapters on the guillotine, hanging in Canada, and capital punishment in the United States. Descriptions of violence. c1996.
Title Details
ISBN
9781550138221
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Copyright Date
1996
Book number
2405014
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Lorne Cossette
Duration
10 hours 53 minutes 50 seconds
Audio producer
CNIB, 2012.