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010 a| 93015717;

020 a| 0292751583 (alk. paper);

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035 a| (OCoLC)27976828;

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100 1 a| Marquart, James W.q| (James Walter),d| 1954-=| ^A242272;

245 14 a| The rope, the chair, and the needle :b| capital punishment in Texas, 1923-1990 /c| James W. Marquart, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Jonathan R. Sorensen.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| Austin :b| University of Texas Press,c| 1994.;

300 a| xii, 275 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.;

505 0 a| From lynchings to electrocutions -- The initial "harvest of death": 1924-1972 -- Rape, race, and a "peculiar chivalry" -- Capital murder and midnight appeals -- Spared the chair and sentenced to life -- Adoption of lethal injection and contemporary death rituals -- Stages of sentencing and future dangerousness of convicts -- Some closing thoughts.;

700 1 a| Ekland-Olson, Sheldon,d| 1944-=| ^A641506;

700 1 a| Sorensen, Jonathan R.q| (Jonathan Roger),d| 1965-=| ^A520350;

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The rope, the chair, and the needle : capital punishment in Texas, 1923-1990 / James W. Marquart, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Jonathan R. Sorensen.

Author/creator	Marquart, James W., 1954-
Other author	Ekland-Olson, Sheldon, 1944-
Other author	Sorensen, Jonathan R. (Jonathan Roger), 1965-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Austin : University of Texas Press, 1994.
Description	xii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Capital punishment--Texas. --History. --20th century.

Contents	From lynchings to electrocutions -- The initial "harvest of death": 1924-1972 -- Rape, race, and a "peculiar chivalry" -- Capital murder and midnight appeals -- Spared the chair and sentenced to life -- Adoption of lethal injection and contemporary death rituals -- Stages of sentencing and future dangerousness of convicts -- Some closing thoughts.
Local note	Little-303404--305131009027V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index.
LCCN	93015717
ISBN	0292751583 (alk. paper)

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