Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Noose 9
6. 2. The Firing Squad 101
7. 3. The Electric Chair 125
8. 4. The Gas Chamber 175
9. 5. Lethal Injection 191
10. A Note on Accuracy and Sources 273
11. Timeline of Capital Punishment in the United States 277
12. Acknowledgments 281
13. Bibliography 283
14. Index 287