American Hangman: A Biography of Amos Lunt, the Executioner of San Quentin

by Tobin T Buhk and Tobin T. Buhk

In the 1890s, Amos Lunt served as the San Quentin hangman, tying the nooses that brought the most dangerous criminals in the Wild West to their deaths. A former police chief who became the hangman of San Quentin due to an unfortunate turn of events, Lunt stood on the gallows alongside bank robbers, desperadoes and assassins for five years.

This book follows Lunt's trail from the Santa Cruz police department to the State Prison. Covering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476685924
• ISBN13: 9781476685922
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"