An edition of The Spectacle of Death (2006)
The Spectacle of Death
Populist Literary Responses to American Capital Cases
By Kristin Boudreau
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Publish Date
April 4, 2006
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Language
eng
Pages
292
Description:
"In this lucid, gripping, and original examination of public reactions to America's death penalty from colonial days to the present, Kristin Boudreau examines the important role that literary works and popular writers can play in stirring public sentiment against the state in high-profile capital punishment cases."--Jacket.