Texas Death Row

By: Sunriver Cartel

No other state has executed as many people as Texas has. Texas Death Row is the first book to present the basic facts concerning each of the individuals executed in Texas since the reinstitution of the death penalty in 1974.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563526344
• ISBN13: 9781563526343
• Release Date: January 1955
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely compelling

Regardless of how anyone feels about the death penalty, it is compelling to read and can also be disturbing.These are the facts about the book: This book catalogs(?) 222 death row inmates. The convicts are listed in cronological order as per their execution dates. The book features profiles of each convict, listing their date of birth, race, physical characteristics, education, prior occupation, and age at which they were executed. Other information that is included: The crime(s) that they were convicted of, their length of time on death row, last meal, and last statement. There are also extended statements in the appendix (extremely compelling/insightful).The reason why I find this book compelling: The book is a factual listing of men who have paid a price with their lives. These men were convicted of crimes that warranted the death penalt, Without actually knowing what each specific conviction was based on, ALL we know is that each man listed within this book was found guilty and executed, whether they were rightfully convicted or not. This is why the book is so real. There are human faces put to death here... Regardless of what side of the argument you stand on, FOR or AGAINST the death penalty, there are reasons here to justify both sides. As a law student/amatuer criminologist I would recommend this book to everyone who has an interest in criminal law (prosecutor or defense attorney). This book is of a serious nature and it should not be dismissed.

Excellent arguement for the death penalty

An excellent resource as to why the death penalty should be carried out. After you read about the crimes for which the prisoners were executed for it is very hard to have much sympathy for them. Too often in the argument against the death penalty the victims and their families tend to be forgotten. The people who were executed in Texas got off far easier than the people they killed. At least they weren't tortured, beaten, stabbed, shot or raped before they were executed.

An Extraordinarily Powerful Document

I read a review of this book in Texas Monthly wherein it was referred to as a "bone-chilling..work of art"...having purchased the book, I must now heartily agree. These portraits, taken directly from the State of Texas' files along with the inmates last words, last meals and description of their crime.. offers a harrowing glimpse into the world of state sponsored death. No matter on which side of the debate your views fall, this book is a powerful point of reference.