Selasa, 16 Januari 2018

Wild West Review: Legal Executions in the Western Territories

Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847– 1911 by R. Michael Wilson, McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C., 2010, $95.  Author R. Michael Wilson goes where other researchers fear to tread due to the daunting amount of work involved, the unpleasant subject matter or both. After serving 24 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, …

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