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| Preface: Enter the Hangman (Friday, April 20, 1894) |
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1 | (4) |
| Introduction: The Hangman's Odyssey |
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5 | (14) |
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Part I From Boston to San Quentin (1846--1894) |
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1 Go West, Young Man (1847--1886) |
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20 | (8) |
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2 The Wild West of Amos Lunt, Lawman (1886--1890) |
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28 | (7) |
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3 Sheriff William E. Hale and the Sutton Debacle (1888--1889) |
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35 | (5) |
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4 The Last Straw: Sheriff McDougall and the Eubanks Hanging (January 1891) |
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40 | (9) |
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5 Warden Hale and the Politics of Execution (April 1891) |
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49 | (2) |
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6 The San Quentin Gallows and Gallows Procedures (April 1891--August 1892) |
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51 | (5) |
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7 Off the Wall (May 1891--June 1891) |
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56 | (3) |
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8 One Hot Summer (July 1891--August 1892) |
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59 | (5) |
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9 He Died with His Boots on (Friday, March 3, 1893) |
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64 | (7) |
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Part II The Hangman of San Quentin (1894--1901) |
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10 Learning the Ropes: Lunt Becomes Hangman (Friday, February 2, 1894) |
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72 | (7) |
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11 Tight Rope (Friday, April 20, 1894) |
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79 | (8) |
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12 The Triple Event (Friday, June 7, 1895) |
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87 | (17) |
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13 "Tighten up the Rope" (Friday, July 26, 1895) |
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104 | (6) |
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14 Hanging by a String (Friday, August 9, 1895) |
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110 | (7) |
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15 "The Gallows Frame Rattled" (Friday, October 18, 1895) |
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117 | (11) |
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16 Tenth Man (Friday, October 25, 1895) |
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128 | (5) |
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17 The Master and the Apprentice (Friday, December 11, 1896) |
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133 | (8) |
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18 Business Not as Usual: Chun Sing (Wednesday, February 17, 1897) |
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141 | (4) |
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19 Unlucky No. 13 (Friday, April 23, 1897) |
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145 | (9) |
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20 "With a red-hot iron" (Friday, May 14, 1897) |
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154 | (3) |
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21 "The Criminal of the Century" (Thursday, November 11, 1897) |
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157 | (2) |
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22 The Rix Interview (Saturday, November 20, 1897) |
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159 | (7) |
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23 Friday the Thirteenth (Friday, December 10, 1897) |
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166 | (5) |
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24 The Bat in the Belfry (Friday, January 7, 1898) |
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171 | (18) |
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25 Bloody Spring (Friday, March 11, 1898) |
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189 | (4) |
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26 "It was a family affair and I killed her" (Wednesday, April 6, 1898) |
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193 | (5) |
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27 "If I had been a good boy and obeyed my mother..." (Friday, May 27, 1898) |
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198 | (5) |
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28 The Hunchback of San Quentin (Friday, October 14, 1898) |
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203 | (6) |
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29 The Final Noose (Friday, October 21, 1898) |
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209 | (6) |
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30 The End of the Line (January 23--October 7, 1899) |
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215 | (9) |
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31 Descent (October 23, 1899--September 20, 1901) |
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224 | (5) |
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32 Hangman's Friday (Friday, September 20, 1901) |
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229 | (2) |
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33 Fates of the Major Characters |
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231 | (8) |
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34 Twenty-One Ghosts: The Man Behind the Myth |
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239 | (10) |
| Appendix 1 Chronological List of Executions Performed by Amos Lunt |
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249 | (1) |
| Appendix 2 The Drop |
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250 | (5) |
| Appendix 3 "The Official Table of Drops" |
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255 | (2) |
| Chapter Notes |
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257 | (20) |
| Bibliography |
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277 | (2) |
| Index |
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Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta