Legacy of violence : lynch mobs and executions in Minnesota / John D. Bessler.
In Legacy of Violence, John D. Bessler takes us on a compelling journey through the history of lynchings and state-sanctioned executions that dramatically shaped Minnesotas past. Through personal accounts of those involved with the events, Bessler traces the history of both famous and lesser-known e...
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Table of Contents:
- Lynch mobs and public hangings
- On Lincoln's orders : Mankato's mass hanging
- The execution of Ann Bilansky
- The gallows reconsidered : executions versus life sentences
- The "midnight assassination law"
- The botched hanging of William Williams
- The abolition of capital punishment
- A travesty of justice : the Duluth lynchings.