Until he is dead : capital punishment in the western North Carolina history / James Thomas Rusher.
"Rusher is a native of the state, is licensed to practice law there, and has long served as a district attorney in the western mountains. Without taking a position for or against the death penalty, he traces its history in his neck of the woods since the late 19th century." Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Record details
- ISBN: 9781887905732
- ISBN: 1887905731
- ISBN: 188790574X
- Physical Description: 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boone, N.C. : Parkway Publishers, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Case I Spruce Pine's Race Riot -- Chapter 1 A New Railroad 7 -- Chapter 2 A Kinder Gentler Time 10 -- Chapter 3 Trial and Execution of John Goss 16 -- Chapter 4 Camp Mitchell 33 -- Chapter 5 Discomfort with Electrocutions 49 -- Case II Murder During the God Praise -- Chapter 1 Inhalation of Lethal Gas 57 -- Chapter 2 A Bad Crime 69 -- Chapter 3 He is Guilty but Maybe Not 87 -- Case III Trouble with Hanging -- Chapter 1 Mysticism, Rehabilitation, History and Exaggeration 105 -- Chapter 2 Benefit of Clergy 123 -- Chapter 3 Rape 128 -- Chapter 4 She Said--He Said 138 -- Chapter 5 Reason for Doubt 148 -- Chapter 6 We Shall Meet on That Beautiful Shore 161 -- Case IV Law's Alternative -- Chapter 1 First Degree Murder 177 -- Chapter 2 Bluster, Myth, and an Attempt at Reality 210.
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- 28 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 364.66 RUS (Text) | 37810435009344 | Local History Reference | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | 364.6609 RUS (Text) | 37810434199245 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
