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Hardcover A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900 Book

ISBN: 3030537668

ISBN13: 9783030537661

A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of capital punishment in the Australian colonies for the very first time. The author illuminates all aspects of the penalty, from shortcomings in execution technique, to the behaviour of the dying criminal, and the antics of the scaffold crowd. Mercy rates, execution numbers, and capital crimes are explored alongside the transition from public to private executions and the push to abolish the death penalty...

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