Pierrepoint - A Family of Executioners

Informationen zum Autor Steven Fielding Klappentext For 55 years, generations of the Pierrepoint family served as fearsome hangmen in England. The dynasty began in 1901 with Henry Pierrepoint, who was followed into the gruesome profession by his brother Thomas, and in time, his eldest son Albert. Between them, they carried out an amazing 900 executions. This book recounts the lives and tales of the Pierrepoint family, their reasons for taking up the profession, and the inside details of the execution cases and the deeds themselves. Insight is shed on the feuds and intense rivalry between fellow hangmen, as well as the notorious cases that kept the family firmly in the spotlight. With extracts from diaries and comments on the family's representation in the media, this book provides a fascinating look at a profession that is long gone, but certainly not forgotten. Zusammenfassung Between them, the three men in the fearsome Pierrepoint dynasty executed over 800 people during a career spanning more than half a century. Henry, his brother Thomas, and his son Albert, dispatched some of the infamous criminals of the 20th century, and in the process earned a public notoriety that followed them throughout their eventful lives.

Product details

• Authors: Steve Fielding, Fielding Steve
• Publisher: Blake publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2008
• EAN: 9781844546114
• ISBN: 978-1-84454-611-4
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, TRUE CRIME / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, True Crime; Hangmen; Execution; Death Sentance; Pierrepoint