Cruel and unusual the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment /
Bessler, John D.
Cruel and unusual the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / [electronic resource] : John D. Bessler. - Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2011. - xiv, 456 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781555537173 (electronic bk.)
Capital punishment--United States.
Electronic books.
KF9227.C2 / B478 2011
345.73/0773
Cruel and unusual the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / [electronic resource] : John D. Bessler. - Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2011. - xiv, 456 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9781555537173 (electronic bk.)
Capital punishment--United States.
Electronic books.
KF9227.C2 / B478 2011
345.73/0773