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A grisly tour of hangings, electrocutions, beheadingsand other state-sanctioned deaths that are part of the long history of the death penalty.
In Lord High Executioner, award-winning writer Howard Engel traces the traditions of capital punishment from medieval England and early Canada to the present-day United States. Throughout "civilized" history, executioners employed on behalf of the kingdom, republic, or dictatorship have beheaded, chopped, stabbed, choked, gassed, electrocuted, or beaten criminals to deathand Engel doesn't shy away from the gritty details of the executioner's lifestyle, focusing on the paragons, buffoons, and sadists of the dark profession.
Packed with all-too-true stories, from hapless hangings to butchered beheadings, this historically accurate look at the executioner's gruesome work makes for a thoroughly gripping read.
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