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The autobiography of the man who was Britain's Official Executioner for 25 years until 1956. He taught his trade to hangmen in other countries, and carried out hundreds of executions. Yet in this book, he argues that capital punishment achieves nothing but revenge, and is no deterrent to murderers.
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Albert Pierrepoint was Britain's most famous executioner until he resigned in 1956.
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- PublisherCoronet
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0340213078
- ISBN 13 9780340213070
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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Executioner Pierrepoint : The Amazing Autobiography of the World's Most Famous Executioner - plus an original photograph
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 7th impression, 1980, of a 1974 title. Softback. Original pictorial wrappers a little creased and rubbed at the edges. Pages foxed at the edges. Reader's first hand notes in pen and pencil throughout. Illustrated. 255 pages. Also included is an original 1948 photograph from The Oldham Evening Chronicle, (not a Press cutting) showing the Author with a large group of his regular customers outside his public house 'Help the Poor Struggler'. [Acquired from the son of the next publican up the road who was christened Albert after his Dad's best friend A P. Some names annotated on the back]. Seller Inventory # ABE-18262883773
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