Legal Executions in New England: A Comprehensive Reference, 1623-1960 [Library Binding]

Daniel Allen Hearn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786406704 | ISBN-13: 978-0786406708 | Publication Date: March 1999

Between 1623 and 1960 (the date of the last execution as of 1999), Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont legally put to death more than 700 men and women for a wide variety of capital crimes ranging from army desertion to murder. This companion volume to the previously released Legal Executions in New York State (McFarland,1997) is comprised of chronologically arranged biographical entries for the executed persons. Each entry gives personal data on the executed person, including age, ethnicity, and gender, as well as a detailed account of the crime for which he or she was sentenced to death and information on the place and method of execution. Fully indexed.

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A useful, interesting, and well-documented resource. --Arba

Hearn's listing is interesting and informative. --Catholic Library World

Hearn has detailed the name, ethnicity, age, crime, date and place of all legally executed persons in what are now the six New England states...provides a basic database from which to build an understanding of past judgments and evolving social thought. --New England Historical and Genealogical Register --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Daniel Allen Hearn is also the author of Legal Executions in New York State: A Comprehensive Reference, 1639-1963 (1997). He is employed by the federal government and lives in Monroe, Connecticut.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 452 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786406704
• ISBN-13: 978-0786406708
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,328,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A truly excellent book !!!, June 8, 1999

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This review is from: Legal Executions in New England: A Comprehensive Reference, 1623-1960 (Library Binding)

This book is expensive but worth every penny. A product of meticulous research, its wealth of detail and easy-to-read format place it among the very best of its kind. A must buy for True Crime readers and those interested in capital punishment.