Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners

by Steven Fielding and Steve Fielding

Book Overview

Between them, the three men in the fearsome Pierrepoint dynasty executed over 800 people during a career spanning more than half a century. Henry, his brother Thomas, and his son Albert, dispatched some of the most infamous criminals of the 20th century, and in the process earned a public notoriety that followed them throughout their eventful lives.For years, the three men were faced with the task - prestigious to some, horrific to many others - of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184454611X
• ISBN13: 9781844546114
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: John Blake
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"