The Big Book of Pain: TorturePunishment Through History by Mark P. Donnelly

The Big Book of Pain: TorturePunishment Through History

Mark P. Donnelly

256 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history science dark informative slow-paced

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This unique study offers a look at the punishments and tortures administered to offenders in all historical periods. They include the peculiar punishments known as the ducking stool, the Scottish maiden, the pillory, the drunkard's cloak, and the ...

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