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Execution tech /

Host Keith Carradine describes the methods of executing criminals on the frontier. Discusses the 6 man gallows built at the Fort Smith courthouse, the proper way to tie a hangman's knot and the "drop distance table" for effective hanging. The "twitchup" gallows, the infamous...

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Corporate Authors: Arts and Entertainment Network, History Channel (Television network), New Video Group
Other Authors: Carradine, Keith, 1949-, Nock, Andrew
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [United States] : [New York] : History Channel : A&E Television Networks ; Distributed by New Video, c2004.
Series:Wild West tech
American history in video
Subjects:
Capital punishment > West (U.S.) > 19th century > History.
Executions and executioners > West (U.S.) > 19th century > History.
Gallows > West (U.S.) > 19th century > History.
Hanging > West (U.S.) > 19th century > History.
Technology > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
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