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245 14 a| The last gasph| [electronic resource] :b| the rise and fall of the American gas chamber /c| Scott Christianson.;

260 a| Berkeley, Calif. :b| University of California Press,;

300 a| xiv, 325 p. :b| ill. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Envisioning the lethal chamber -- Fashioning a frightful weapon of war -- Devising "constructive peacetime uses" -- Staging the world's first gas execution -- "Like watering flowers" -- Pillar of respectability -- The rising storm -- Adapted for genocide -- Clouds of abolition -- The battle over capital punishment -- "Cruel and unusual punishment"? -- The last gasp -- Appendix 1. Earl C. Liston's patent application -- Appendix 2. Persons executed by lethal gas in the United States, by state, 1924-1999.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

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The last gasp the rise and fall of the American gas chamber / Scott Christianson.

Author/creator	Christianson, Scott
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press,
Description	xiv, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Gas chambers--United States. --History. Capital punishment--United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents	Introduction -- Envisioning the lethal chamber -- Fashioning a frightful weapon of war -- Devising "constructive peacetime uses" -- Staging the world's first gas execution -- "Like watering flowers" -- Pillar of respectability -- The rising storm -- Adapted for genocide -- Clouds of abolition -- The battle over capital punishment -- "Cruel and unusual punishment"? -- The last gasp -- Appendix 1. Earl C. Liston's patent application -- Appendix 2. Persons executed by lethal gas in the United States, by state, 1924-1999.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009052476
ISBN	9780520255623 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520255623 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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