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Old Sparky: The Electric Chair and the History of the Death Penalty Hardcover - 2015
by Anthony Galvin
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- Title Old Sparky: The Electric Chair and the History of the Death Penalty
- Author Anthony Galvin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Carrel Books
- Date 2015-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781631440267 / 1631440268
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Library of Congress subjects Capital punishment - United States, Executions and executioners - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015014590
- Dewey Decimal Code 364.660
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- Booklist, 06/01/2015, Page 11
- Library Journal, 07/01/2015, Page 97
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