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OverviewDiverting, informative, sometimes bizarre... Just in case you needed a catalogue of examples demonstrating how horrible human beings are: Curious Punishments of Bygone Days was first published in 1896. It is a cool little history of public punishments in colonial America. Contents include The Bilboes, The Ducking Stool, The Stocks, The Pillory, Punishments of Authors and Books, The Whipping-Post, The Scarlet Letter, Branks and Gags, Public Penance, Military Punishments and Branding and Maiming. Amusing and horrifying in equal measure. Humanity is a bloodthirsty lot! Notoir Books is a publisher of new old books on topics of esoteric interests, eccentric memoirs, overlooked history, otherworldly stories and distinctive voices. You can visit us at notoirbooks.com. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alice Morse EarlePublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.150kg ISBN: 9798575299981Pages: 144 Publication Date: 02 December 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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