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    612-822-4611

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Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners: The Story of Britain's Infamous Hangmen

Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners: The Story of Britain's Infamous Hangmen

Fielding, Steve

Paperback

Biographies GeneralCriminologyTrue Crime

ISBN10: 184454611X
ISBN13: 9781844546114
Publisher: John Blake
Published: Jul 7 2008
Pages: 319
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
For 55 years, generations of the Pierrepoint family served as fearsome hangmen in England. The dynasty began in 1901 with Henry Pierrepoint, who was followed into the gruesome profession by his brother Thomas, and in time, his eldest son Albert. Between them, they carried out an amazing 900 executions. This book recounts the lives and tales of the Pierrepoint family, their reasons for taking up the profession, and the inside details of the execution cases and the deeds themselves. Insight is shed on the feuds and intense rivalry between fellow hangmen, as well as the notorious cases that kept the family firmly in the spotlight. With extracts from diaries and comments on the family's representation in the media, this book provides a fascinating look at a profession that is long gone, but certainly not forgotten.

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