books by John D. Bessler

books by John D. Bessler

books:

John D. Bessler

Kiss of Death: America's Love Affair With the Death Penalty

John D. Bessler

Northeastern University Press, 2003

Why People Should Be Outraged That The States Kill People
The book points out many of the reasons that government-sponsored killings are still taking place in America. The book talks about violence at all levels of society and shows that the death penalty is just another form of violence sponsored by the State. When compared ...

Death in the Dark: Midnight Executions in America
John D. Bessler

Northeastern, 1998

This provocative book provides a comprehensive history of executions in the United States from colonial days to the present. Framing his analysis within the context of the politics of capital punishment and the role of the media in the death penalty debate, John D. Bessler begins by examining the transition from crowded public hangings in town ...

Legacy of Violence: Lynch Mobs and Executions in Minnesota
John D. Bessler

University of Minnesota Press, 2003

Minnesota is one of only twelve states that does not allow the death penalty, but that was not always the case. In fact, until 1911 executions in the state were legal and frequently carried out. In Legacy of Violence, John D. Bessler takes us on a compelling journey through the history of lynchings and state-sanctioned executions that dramatically ...