The Electric Chair: An Unnatural American History
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Book Overview
This book provides a history of the electric chair and analyzes its features, its development, and the manner of its use. Chapters cover the early conceptual stages as a humane alternative to hanging, and the rivalry between Edison and Westinghouse that was one of the main forces in the chair's adoption as a mode of execution. Also presented are an account of the terrible first execution and a number of the subsequent gruesome employments of the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786444932
ISBN13:9780786444939
Release Date:September 2009
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:285 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A fine documentation of the "humane" killing device
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Professor Brandon's in-depth research provides a fascinating account of the economic and historical background which led to the development of the electric chair. The ever-controversial topic of capital punishment finds additional fuel in this well-documented history. I highly recommend this book to those who consider important the social and moral issues surrounding capital punishment.
Great story, well told
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Brandon did an excellent job of reviewing the voluminous historical documents and putting them into a fast paced story. This is not a tiring ponderous tirade against capital punishment but a rare objective history story.
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