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  • Legal Executions by the United States Military
    R. Michael Wilson
    During the two decades following entry into World War II, nearly 30 million men and women served in or worked for the United States military. Tens of thousands faced a general court-martial under the Articles of War, which prescribed either life in prison or death for crimes of murder, rape or desertion. Only 160 men were sentenced to death and executed--159 for murder or ra...
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    137,69 €

  • Microeconomic Theory and Computation
    J. Wilson Mixon / Michael R. Hammock
    Economists can use computer algebra systems to manipulate symbolic models, derive numerical computations, and analyze empirical relationships among variables. Maxima is an open-source multi-platform computer algebra system that rivals proprietary software. Maxima’s symbolic and computational capabilities enable economists and financial analysts to develop a deeper understanding...
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    198,13 €

  • More Frontier Justice in the Wild West
    R. Michael Wilson / RMichael Wilson
    More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West. These stories of how society dealt with the bad guys—and how the good guys walked a fine line between justice and vigilantism—reveals some surprising truths about the culture of the Wild West....
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    14,77 €

  • Stagecoach Robberies in California
    R. Michael Wilson
    California was the mining center of the West for half a century. Wherever precious minerals were found, road agents appeared to 'mine the roads' of treasure being shipped out and payrolls being shipped in. The first recorded robbery of a stagecoach occurred in 1856, and the last in 1913. Over that period there were 458 stagecoach robberies, many with special characteristics ...
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    58,77 €

  • Outlaw Tales of Wyoming
    R. Michael Wilson / RMichael Wilson
    Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Wyoming 2, with compelling legends of the Cowboy State’s most despicable desperadoes. Ride with horse thieves and cattle rustlers, duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, and hiss at lawmen turned outlaws. ...
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    14,88 €

  • Legal Executions in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma Including the Indian Territory
    R. Michael Wilson
    Since colonial days, administration of the death penalty--whether by hanging, firing squad, electrocution, or lethal injection--has persisted as one of the most controversial ethical and practical issues of American jurisprudence. This volume chronicles every legal execution in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma, including Indian Territory, through December 2010. Each case histo...
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    139,44 €

  • Legal Executions After Statehood in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah
    R. Michael Wilson
    Since statehood was achieved in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, 322 men and 2 women have been executed. The first of these post-statehood executions took place in Nevada on October 30, 1868, and the last took place in Arizona on October 26, 2010. This text provides a case history for each execution, including details of the crimes committed, pursuits and capt...
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    139,53 €

  • Legal Executions After Statehood in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon
    R. Michael Wilson
    This reference work chronicles all legal executions performed in seven western states, from the date each attained statehood to December 31, 2010. Entries are divided into sections by state then arranged chronologically by date of execution. Each entry includes a biographical sketch of the condemned, and details of the crime, trial and execution of sentence. ...
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    139,59 €

  • Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911
    R. Michael Wilson
    This reference work contains details of all the crimes resulting in executions in the fifteen western American territories. For each territory, entries are arranged chronologically and entered under the name of the condemned. Each entry provides the date, location, background and actions of the crime; details of the trial and execution of sentence; and references to the crim...
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    138,94 €

  • Frontier Justice in the Wild West
    R. Michael Wilson / RMichael Wilson
    Frontier Justice highlights eighteen crimes and subsequent punishments of the most interesting, controversial, and unusual executions from an era when hangings and shootings were a legal means of capital punishment. Learn about the bungled hanging of Tom Ketchum who was beheaded by the noose; the unique trigger for the trapdoor used to hang Tom Horn; "Big Nose" George Parrott w...
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    13,84 €

  • Great Train Robberies of the Old West
    R. Michael Wilson / RMichael Wilson
    During the 1800s trains carried the nation’s wealth throughout the east, but no one thought to rob a speeding train until 1866. In 1870 the first western train was robbed in Nevada and within hours a second train was robbed. Railroads made every alteration to their cars and changed every procedure they could imagine to thwart the robbers, but to no avail. Robbing trains became ...
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    11,27 €

  • Great Stagecoach Robberies of the Old West
    R. Michael Wilson / RMichael Wilson
    Stagecoach robbers evolved as a consequence of the discovery of gold or silver, or some other mineral treasure, and a town would 'spring forth from the earth' overnight. Roads were soon built and stage lines began operating. A 'pitching Betsy' would take out bullion and dust and bring in payrolls, always through country that was rough and isolated. The temptation to get rich qu...
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    11,03 €

  • Managing Across Cultures
    Leonard R. Sayles / Leonard RSayles / Meena S. Wilson / Meena SWilson / Michael H. Hoppe / Michael HHoppe
    Managing in a multicultural setting can be very challenging. Culture strongly influences how people behave and how they understand the behavior of others, and cultures vary in the behaviors they find proper and acceptable. This report--which integrates work done by experts in the fields of anthropology, cross-cultural psychology, and international business management with CCL’s...
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    15,37 €