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Dead man walking an eyewitness account of the death penalty in the United States

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Main Author: Prejean, Helen
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 1994.
Edition:1st Vintage Books ed.
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Capital punishment > United States.
Capital punishment > Religious aspects.
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Physical Description:xi, 276 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographicale references (p. 246-268) and index.
ISBN:0679751319 :
Author Notes:Helen Prejean, C. S. J., is a writer, lecturer, and community organizer who was born in Baton Rouge and has lived and worked in Louisiana all her life. Her groundbreaking firsthand account of the death penalty, Dead Man Walking, has been adapted into a movie, an opera, and a play for high schools and colleges. She is also the author of The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions . She has lectured extensively on the subject of capital punishment and has appeared on 60 Minutes , NBC's Today Show, NPR's Weekend Edition and Fresh Air , PBS's Frontline , BBC World Service radio, and an NBC special series on the death penalty. She has received honorary degrees from colleges and universities across the United States. She is a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph.

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