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| Acknowledgements | xi | |
| Introduction | xv | |
| 1. | Lynch Mobs and Public Hangings | 1 |
| 2. | On Lincoln's Orders: Mankato's Mass Hanging | 25 |
| 3. | The Execution of Ann Bilansky | 67 |
| 4. | The Gallows Reconsidered: Executions versus Life Sentences | 93 |
| 5. | The "Midnight Assassination Law" | 113 |
| 6. | The Botched Hanging of William Williams | 141 |
| 7. | The Abolition of Capital Punishment | 161 |
| 8. | A Travesty of Justice: The Duluth Lynchings | 183 |
| Conclusion | 225 | |
| Notes | 231 | |
| Index | 287 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Justin Lyga
reviewed Legacy of Violence on March 28, 2012
Legacy of Violence
Found the first chapter on the 1862 Dakota War very interesting--I've read a bit about the conflict in other books, but in this text Bessler seemed always to find the tiniest, most heart-wrenching details to include in his retelling of it. I don't think I'd ever read so much about Lincoln's end of this historic event, either--the pressure being placed on him to hold mass executions of the Dakota, and his misery at having to consign anyone to the gallows. Altogether, this first chapter caught my attention and made me grieve for all of the parties involved in a fresh new way.
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