Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners: The Story of Britain's Infamous Hangmen by Steven Fielding

Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners: The Story of Britain's Infamous Hangmen

Steven Fielding

319 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark informative medium-paced
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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. B...

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