Pierrepoint - a family of executioners : the story of Britain's infamous hangmen / Steve Fielding.

London : John Blake, 2006.

xiv, 306 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-306).

'Pierrepoint' recounts the lives & tales of the Pierrepoint family; their reasons for taking up the profession & the inside details of the execution cases & the deeds themselves. The book provides an insight on the feuds & intense rivalry between fellow hangmen as well as the notorious cases that kept the family in the spotlight.

9781844541928 (hbk)

364.660922
364.66
800.437

B PIE

English

local author true crime penal system hanging hangman death penalty capital punishment

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