Execution: Tools & Techniques

ISBN-10
1559500514
ISBN-13
9781559500517
Series
Execution
Category
Capital punishment
Pages
119
Language
English
Published
1990-01-01
Publisher
Loompanics Unlimited
Author
Bart Rommel

Description

This is our blood and guts section. These books are the most gruesome and terrifying of any in our entire catalog. Enjoy! A chilling examination of capital punishment, including detailed descriptions of all the techniques used by governments to put people to death: Hanging -- Electrocution -- Beheading -- Shooting -- Gassing -- Lethal Injection -- Burning -- Drowning -- Entombment -- Death by Nature -- And many others, including a section on future technology such as microwaves and lasers.

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