Banished, beheaded, or boiled in oil a hair-raising history of crime and punishment throughout the ages! / Neil Tonge ; illustrator, Tom Morgan-Jones.
| Author/creator | Tonge, Neil |
| Other author | Morgan-Jones, Tom. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Awfully ancient Awfully ancient. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Crime and punishment -- Chilling China -- Gruesome Greeks -- It's all Greek to me! A Greek trial -- Revolting Romans -- Awful Aztecs -- Murderous Middle Ages -- Curious cases of criminal creatures -- Terrifying Tudors -- Troubled times -- Mechanical marvels of the modern age -- Vengeful Victorians -- School and punishment. |
| Abstract | The history of punishing criminals is a long and gruesome one. In 620 BC, a Greek named Draco wrote a legal code that punished almost every crime with death except murder! For that, criminals were exiled. Odd facts about crime and punishment like this abound in history. Readers encounter many places and periods, from ancient China to the Victorian era, to learn all about the terrible, gross, and strange ways crimes were punished in the past. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015490057 |
| ISBN | 9781482431223 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 148243122X (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781482431216 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1482431211 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (6 pack) |
| ISBN | (6 pack) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |