Lynching in the West, 1850-1935:

Introduction : Searching for California's hang trees -- Counting the dead : frontier justice and the antilynching movement -- The greatest good : Capital punishment or popular justice? -- In the shadow of photography : copy prints in the archive -- Signifying bodies : unblushing and monstrous -...

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Main Author: Gonzales-Day, Ken (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 2006
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Summary:Introduction : Searching for California's hang trees -- Counting the dead : frontier justice and the antilynching movement -- The greatest good : Capital punishment or popular justice? -- In the shadow of photography : copy prints in the archive -- Signifying bodies : unblushing and monstrous -- The wonder gaze -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : Case list of lynchings and summary executions -- Appendix 2 : Selected list of legal and military executions -- Appendix 3 : Pardons, 1849-59
Item Description:"A John Hope Franklin Center book.". - Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-286) and index. - Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 299 pages) illustrations, map
ISBN:9780822388241
0822388243

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