Guillotine : the timbers of justice / Robert Frederick Opie.
TITLE:
Guillotine : the timbers of justice / Robert Frederick Opie.
Publication Date:
2003
Publication Information:
Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K. : Sutton,
Physical Description:
195 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Robert Frederick Opie takes the reader on a sometimes terrifying journey tracing the development of the guillotine over nearly two centuries, recounting the stories of famous executions and some of the most touching pleas for mercy.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780750930345
