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Author Name Brumberg, Joan Jacobs Title Kansas Charley: The Story of a 19Th-Century Boy Murderer Binding Hardcover Book Condition New Jacket Condition New Type Book Edition First Edition Publisher New York, New York, U.S.A. Viking Press 2003 ISBN 067003228x / 9780670032280 Illustrator Photographs Seller ID 002248 Orphaned at the age of six, Charles Miller spent his adolescence riding the rails under the self-styled moniker "Kansas Charley." On a September evening in 1890, when he was only 15 years old, he shot and killed two young men in a boxcar headed for Wyoming. His trial lasted just 3 days, ending in a death sentence that resulted in his controversial 1892 hanging in Cheyenne. This book brings vividly to life a thought-provoking chapter in American history and in the history of the juvenile justice system. It also sheds light on our contemporary predicament, encouraging us to think about what it means to continue upholding the juvenile death penalty in the 21st century. 273 pages including an index and notes. 16 pages of photographs, drawings, posters, and newspaper articles are included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
MURDERERS TRUE CRIME MURDER UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY TEENAGER
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