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bokomslag The Anti-Gallows Movement in Antebellum Literature
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The Anti-Gallows Movement in Antebellum Literature

Christopher Allan Black

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  • 302 sidor
  • 2025
This study examines the development of anti-capital punishment sentiment in antebellum American Literature. Drawing on republican criminal reform theories, prominent American authors and social reformers advocated for the abolition of the gallows, justice, and criminal reform for the diverse citizens of the young republic.

  • Författare: Christopher Allan Black
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781666912524
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 302
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2025-02-15
  • Förlag: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic