Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. PART ONE. THE RISE OF THE LETHAL CHAMBER 21
7. PART TWO. THE FALL OF THE GAS CHAMBER 173
8. APPENDIX 1: EARL C. LISTON’S PATENT APPLICATION 231
9. APPENDIX 2: PERSONS EXECUTED BY LETHAL GAS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY STATE, 1924 – 1999 237
10. Notes 253
11. Select Bibliography 301
12. Index 311