Last Words of the Executed

by Robert K. Elder

Book Overview

Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. Death waits for us all, but only those sentenced to death know the day and the hour--and only they can be sure that their last words will be recorded for posterity. Last Words of the Executed presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. The product of seven years of extensive research...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226202682
• ISBN13: 9780226202686
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.5"