Bessler, John D. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781555537173 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Capital punishment--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF9227.C2  / B478 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>345.73/0773