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jeanajen2024's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fascinating book. The drama with each case, the backgrounds of the murderers and the sadness that some of them may not have committed the crime that they were hung for. I can get bored by non-fiction and there was never a dull moment with this book. Each chapter read like a short story.
realbooks4ever's review
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NECKTIE PARTIES: Legal Executions in Oregon 1851-1905, Review
A concise, chronological listing with details from 46 cases of the State of Oregon vs various miscreants, this book was written by Diane L. Goeres-Gardner and published by Caxton Press. The book contains photos and illustrations.
Although early white settlers in Oregon faced many obstacles, legal hangings were not that common, and often turned into spectacles for the citizens.
Goeres-Gardner did excellent research in digging up facts regarding each case and related them in an interesting way. I like reading histories of Oregon and seeing if any of my ancestors are listed. Luckily I didn't recognize any of the convicted names! In Necktie Parties, names of witnesses and jury members are given, sometimes with their ages and occupations. I now have some family names to do research of my own on!
In spite of being entertaining, I did find a couple of errors in dates and captions which could have been cleared up by a good editor. Otherwise, this is a great piece of history.
A concise, chronological listing with details from 46 cases of the State of Oregon vs various miscreants, this book was written by Diane L. Goeres-Gardner and published by Caxton Press. The book contains photos and illustrations.
Although early white settlers in Oregon faced many obstacles, legal hangings were not that common, and often turned into spectacles for the citizens.
Goeres-Gardner did excellent research in digging up facts regarding each case and related them in an interesting way. I like reading histories of Oregon and seeing if any of my ancestors are listed. Luckily I didn't recognize any of the convicted names! In Necktie Parties, names of witnesses and jury members are given, sometimes with their ages and occupations. I now have some family names to do research of my own on!
In spite of being entertaining, I did find a couple of errors in dates and captions which could have been cleared up by a good editor. Otherwise, this is a great piece of history.