Lethal State: A History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina

by Seth Kotch

Book Overview

For years, American states have tinkered with the machinery of death, seeking to align capital punishment with evolving social standards and public will. Against this backdrop, North Carolina had long stood out as a prolific executioner with harsh mandatory sentencing statutes. But as the state sought to remake its image as modern and business-progressive in the early twentieth century, the question of execution preoccupied lawmakers, reformers, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146964987X
• ISBN13: 9781469649870
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"