Executioner’s Current: Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention of the Electric Chair

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pp. 271, b/w illustrations, “The amazing story of how the electric chair developed not out of the desire for a method of execution more humane than hanging but of an effort by one nineteenth century electric company to discredit the other.”

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ISBN 0375410597
ISBN13 9780375410598
Number of pages 271
Original Title Executioner's Current: Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention of the Electric Chair
Published Date 2002
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First edition
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pp. 271, b/w illustrations, “The amazing story of how the electric chair developed not out of the desire for a method of execution more humane than hanging but of an effort by one nineteenth century electric company to discredit the other.”

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Weight 1 kg