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Jun. 23, 2010
California's Embrace of Lethal Gas Chambers
In "Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber," Scott Christianson presents the first complete chronicle of the use of lethal gas chambers in the United States.
"The Last Gasp: The Rise and Fall of the American Gas Chamber" (just released by the University of California Press) is the first full chronicle of the gas chamber in the United States. Author Scott Christianson uncovers the sinister links between corporations looking for profit, the military and the first uses of the gas chamber after World War I. Below is an excerpt that focuses on California.
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