Curious Punishments of Bygone Days

Alice Morse Earle

On torture and torment inflicted by the church and the state, first published in 1896. Chapters include “The Ducking Stool,” “The Stocks,” “The Pillory,” “Punishments of Authors and Books,” “Military Punishments” and “Branding and Maiming.”

Publisher: Applewood
Paperback: 176 pages