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Table of Contents
Cover
Dedication
Contents
Author’s Note
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Selected Bibliography
Image Credits
Copyright
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Drop dead : a horrible history of hanging in Canada / Lorna Poplak.
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