wyszukanych pozycji: 211
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Legal Executions After Statehood in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon: A Comprehensive Registry
ISBN: 9780786461264 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This reference work chronicles all known legal executions performed in seven western states, from the date each attained statehood to the present. Entries are divided into sections by state then arranged chronologically by date of execution. Each entry includes a biographical sketch of the condemned, and details of the crime, trial and execution of sentence.
This reference work chronicles all known legal executions performed in seven western states, from the date each attained statehood to the present. Ent...
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517,42 |
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Great Stagecoach Robberies of the Old West, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762741274 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Stagecoach robbers evolved as a consequence of the discovery of gold or silver, or some other mineral treasure, and a town would spring forth from the earth overnight. Roads were soon built and stage lines began operating. A pitching Betsy would take out bullion and dust and bring in payrolls, always through country that was rough and isolated. The temptation to get rich quickly was too great for some, and the demand, Hold Throw out that treasure box was heard all too often in the Old West. Most robberies were never solved, but many robbers were caught, indicted, tried, convicted, and...
Stagecoach robbers evolved as a consequence of the discovery of gold or silver, or some other mineral treasure, and a town would spring forth from the...
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Legal Executions by the United States Military: A Complete Record, 1942-1961
ISBN: 9781476688824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Cop Killer!: California the early years
ISBN: 9781492861911 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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60,53 |
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A Labyrinth
ISBN: 9781960451019 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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76,82 |
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Dagger: The Hunted Mage Trilogy
ISBN: 9781481296946 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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64,56 |
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Legal Executions in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma Including the Indian Territory: A Comprehensive Registry
ISBN: 9780786466511 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Since colonial days, administration of the death penalty--whether by hanging, firing squad, electrocution, or lethal injection--has persisted as one of the most controversial ethical and practical issues of American jurisprudence. This thorough work seeks to clarify the issue by chronicling every legal execution in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, including Indian Territory, through December 2010. Each case history includes a detailed description of the crime, the pursuit and capture of the suspect, his or her pre-trial experiences, the trial, sentencing, incarceration, execution, and its...
Since colonial days, administration of the death penalty--whether by hanging, firing squad, electrocution, or lethal injection--has persisted as one o...
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517,42 |
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Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahom
ISBN: 9780786448258 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection of case histories examines hundreds of trials and death sentences carried out by the law of the 'Wild West'. The legal executions, most of them by hanging, provoke discussion over the controversial, modern view of the death sentence as well as the evolving jurisprudence of the western U.S. territories.
This collection of case histories examines hundreds of trials and death sentences carried out by the law of the 'Wild West'. The legal executions, mos...
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517,42 |
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The Chamber Organ in Britain, 1600-1830
ISBN: 9781138275805 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The first edition of The English Chamber Organ was published in 1968. This new, revised edition takes into account the considerable research into chamber organs that has taken place over the last thirty years. Much of the book has been completely rewritten and expanded, and it includes a number of organs not detailed in the first edition. As its revised title suggests, this new edition covers foreign-make imports as well as British-made organs that were sent overseas. Part one comprises a series of chapters that cover the history of the chamber organ, its origins and development. Part two...
The first edition of The English Chamber Organ was published in 1968. This new, revised edition takes into account the considerable research into cham...
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295,61 |
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Frontier Justice: California
ISBN: 9781493501984 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For its first six decades California was a hotbed of criminal activity. Every sort of road agent, burglar, confidence man, embezzler, and every other sort of criminal miscreant gravitated to the wealth of the west, and California was the center for the creation and transportation of that wealth. These thirty-one chapters present some of the best, thrilling true tales of early California.
For its first six decades California was a hotbed of criminal activity. Every sort of road agent, burglar, confidence man, embezzler, and every other ...
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60,53 |
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Legal Executions After Statehood in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah: A Comprehensive Registry
ISBN: 9780786463268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 401 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Since statehood was achieved in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, 321 men and 2 women have been executed. The first of these post-statehood executions took place in Nevada on October 30, 1868, and the last took place in Utah on June 18, 2010. This text provides a case history for each execution, including details of the crimes committed, pursuits and captures, the particulars of the legal process, and the executions. There have been five methods of execution available in these states, and death by hanging, lethal gas, electrocution, firing squad and lethal injection are all...
Since statehood was achieved in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, 321 men and 2 women have been executed. The first of these post-stateh...
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517,42 |
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Oh What A World
ISBN: 9781452859804 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A Collection of Poetry and Art Inspired through observation of those around me, Events and the News .
A Collection of Poetry and Art Inspired through observation of those around me, Events and the News .
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120,86 |
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Frontier Justice in the Wild West: Bungled, Bizarre, and Fascinating Executions
ISBN: 9780762743896 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Frontier Justice highlights eighteen crimes and subsequent punishments of the most interesting, controversial, and unusual executions from an era when hangings and shootings were a legal means of capital punishment. Learn about the bungled hanging of Tom Ketchum who was beheaded by the noose; the unique trigger for the trapdoor used to hang Tom Horn; "Big Nose" George Parrott who was skinned, pickled, and made into a pair of shoes; the double trials of Jack McCall, assassin of Wild Bill Hickok; the hanging of a woman-Elizabeth Potts; the shooting of John D. Lee of Mountain Meadows Massacre...
Frontier Justice highlights eighteen crimes and subsequent punishments of the most interesting, controversial, and unusual executions from an era when...
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61,30 |
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Stagecoach Robberies in California: A Complete Record, 1856-1913
ISBN: 9780786479962 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. California was the mining centre of the West for half a century. Wherever precious minerals were found, road agents appeared to "mine the roads" of treasure being shipped out and payrolls being shipped in. The first recorded robbery of a stagecoach occurred in 1856, and the last in 1913. Over that period there were 457 stagecoach robberies, many with special characteristics such as a claim the robbers were Confederate soldiers, a murder, a gun battle, or a thrilling pursuit and capture. Surprisingly, there were many robberies in which the perpetrator remained unknown or in which was so little...
California was the mining centre of the West for half a century. Wherever precious minerals were found, road agents appeared to "mine the roads" of tr...
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221,24 |
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Huntsman: The Hunted Mage Trilogy
ISBN: 9781478172352 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. AD 1011 Ancient Finland Once upon a time...Words held more Power and dragons roamed the world. For Eyulf, the youngest son of a minor lord, the opportunity to train with a Rune-Singer Mage was the chance of a lifetime. He is content...until he discovers a volume of Lost Words, powerful Runes forgotten through the ages. Things go wrong quickly as he tampers with Magic he cannot control. Jaakko, a simple huntsman, returns to his home late one night to find his village destroyed by a creature out of legend. Obsessed with the monster and his desire for revenge, he spends fruitless years hunting...
AD 1011 Ancient Finland Once upon a time...Words held more Power and dragons roamed the world. For Eyulf, the youngest son of a minor lord, the opport...
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56,49 |
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If Any Gods Lived: Poems
ISBN: 9780999115244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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53,76 |
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More Frontier Justice in the Wild West: Bungled, Bizarre, and Fascinating Executions
ISBN: 9780762796021 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West. These stories of how society dealt with the bad guys and how the good guys walked a fine line between justice and vigilantism reveals some surprising truths about the culture of the Wild West. The events chosen are unique, have some surprising twist, serve as a landmark or benchmark event, or just stand out in the annals of western justice."
More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier j...
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65,14 |
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The 20 Year History of Dhahran Daylight Masonic Lodge No. 55: Masonic Lodge
ISBN: 9781537235967 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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60,53 |
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Mirror Worlds: A collection of Short Stories
ISBN: 9781463605940 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A collection of Science Fiction and Horror short stories for light reading and enjoyment. They range from a superbug infection, to the first space Olympics, to a miracle cure for Muscular Dystrophy that goes awry. Range in length from 600 words to over 4,000 words long. Good light reading, for a 13+ audience. Categories include science fiction, horror and perhaps medical fiction.
A collection of Science Fiction and Horror short stories for light reading and enjoyment. They range from a superbug infection, to the first space Oly...
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28,85 |
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From Bricks to Brains: The Embodied Cognitive Science of LEGO Robots
ISBN: 9781897425787 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots. Discussing the characteristics that distinguish embodied cognitive science from classical cognitive science, the authors place a renewed emphasis on sensing and acting, on the importance of embodiment, and on the exploration of distributed notions of control. They also show how synthesizing simple systems and observing their behavior can generate new theoretical insights. Numerous examples are brought forward to... From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation ... |
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