Title: The Spectacle of Death
Description: "In this lucid, gripping, and original examination of public reactions to America's death penalty from colonial days to the present, Kristin Boudreau examines the important role that literary works and popular writers can play in stirring public sentiment against the state in high-profile capital punishment cases."--Jacket.
Subjects: American literature, history and criticism, Popular literature, History and criticism, Capital punishment in literature, Executions and executioners in literature, American literature, Capital punishment, Public opinion, Capital punishment in popular culture