Public Executions in Richmond, Virginia: A History, 1782-1907

by Harry M. Ward

Virginia's capital city knew poverty, injustice, slavery, vagrancy, substandard working conditions, street crimes, brutality, unsanitary conditions, and pandemics. One of the biggest stains in the city's past was the spectacle of public executions, attended by throngs. Thousands, including the old and the very young, reveled in a carnival-like atmosphere. This book narrates the history of the executions--hangings, and during the Civil War also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786470836
• ISBN13: 9780786470839
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher