American Hangman

A Biography of Amos Lunt, the Executioner of San Quentin

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Tobin T. Buhk

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In the 1890s, Amos Lunt served as the San Quentin hangman, tying the nooses that brought the most dangerous criminals in the Wild West to their deaths. A former police chief who became the hangman of San Quentin due to an unfortunate turn of events, Lunt stood on the gallows alongside bank robbers, desperadoes and assassins throughout a five-year career. This book follows Lunt's trail from the Santa Cruz police department to the San Quentin State Prison. Covering his interesting friendship with a series of death row inmates to the gradual deterioration of his sanity, it is a one-of-a-kind biography that profiles an American executioner. Also profiled are his subjects—twenty of the West's most heinous criminals—as well as Lunt's preparations for their hangings and their final moments on the gallows.

Author Biography:

Writer and researcher Tobin T. Buhk lives in Jenison, Michigan.

Release date NZ

October 30th, 2022

Author

Tobin T. Buhk

Pages

277

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

49 photos

ISBN-13

9781476685922

Product ID

35328564

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