Alice Morse Earle

Curious Punishments of Bygone Days Alice Morse Earle

Diverting, informative, sometimes bizarre... Just in case you needed a catalogue of examples demonstrating how horrible human beings are:
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days was first published in 1896. It is a cool little history of public punishments in colonial America. Contents include The Bilboes, The Ducking Stool, The Stocks, The Pillory, Punishments of Authors and Books, The Whipping-Post, The Scarlet Letter, Branks and Gags, Public Penance, Military Punishments and Branding and Maiming.
Amusing and horrifying in equal measure. Humanity is a bloodthirsty lot! Notoir Books is a publisher of new old books on topics of esoteric interests, eccentric memoirs, overlooked history, otherworldly stories and distinctive voices. You can visit us at notoirbooks.com.