Pierrepoint - a family of executioners: the story of Britain's infamous hangmen
by Fielding, Steve 1961-.
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BookPublisher: John Blake 2006ISBN: 9781844541928; 1844541924.Classification number: 364.6609 FIE; 364.660922 FIESubject(s): Pierrepoint | Pierrepoint | Pierrepoint 1905- | Executions and executioners -- Great Britain -- BiographySubject: 'Pierrepoint' recounts the lives & tales of the Pierrepoint family; their reasons for taking up the profession & the inside details of the execution cases & the deeds themselves. The book provides an insight on the feuds & intense rivalry between fellow hangmen as well as the notorious cases that kept the family in the spotlight.
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| 364.6609 CAR Death row : | 364.6609 HIN The sun does shine : how I found life and freedom on death row / | 364.6609 WAD Britain's most notorious hangmen | 364.660922 FIE Pierrepoint - a family of executioners: the story of Britain's infamous hangmen | 364.6809 BRO Bound for Botany Bay: British convict voyages to Australia | 364.8 SEE One step beyond: | 364.9 BLU History's most daring rogues and villains / |
Bibliography: p. 305-306
'Pierrepoint' recounts the lives & tales of the Pierrepoint family; their reasons for taking up the profession & the inside details of the execution cases & the deeds themselves. The book provides an insight on the feuds & intense rivalry between fellow hangmen as well as the notorious cases that kept the family in the spotlight.
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