Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahom

by R. Michael Wilson

This reference work contains details of all the crimes resulting in executions in the fifteen western American territories. For each territory, entries are arranged chronologically and entered under the name of the condemned. Each entry provides the date, location, background and actions of the crime; details of the trial and execution of sentence; and references to the crime and execution in contemporary newspapers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786448253
• ISBN13: 9780786448258
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher