"Best work of non-fiction about Virginia or by a Virginia author."--Manasas Journal Messenger'One of the unique features of the book is its detailed explanation of the death penalty procedure in Virginia, which is second only to Texas in its number of executions." -- Library Journal"Edds's powerful telling of Washington's experience uses court documents, personal interviews, and a variety of other sources to illustrate the political and social circumstances surrounding this extraordinary case. This book invites the reader ...
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"Best work of non-fiction about Virginia or by a Virginia author."--Manasas Journal Messenger'One of the unique features of the book is its detailed explanation of the death penalty procedure in Virginia, which is second only to Texas in its number of executions." -- Library Journal"Edds's powerful telling of Washington's experience uses court documents, personal interviews, and a variety of other sources to illustrate the political and social circumstances surrounding this extraordinary case. This book invites the reader to think about how due process is carried out and implemented. An Expendable Man is a valuable study of not only the Virginia legal system, but also that of the United States."--Virginia Libraries "The book is provocative for its vivid characterization and its study of the death penalty's inherent flaws." -- Newport News Press "Somewhere between the personal narratives found in H. Bruce Franklin's collection Prison Writing in 20th-Century America, the critical work of Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the recent profusion of sociological studies of America's accelerated prison economy, An Expendable Man gives us a moving portrait of a broad-based struggle on behalf of one man, and implies ways in which the halls of justice might become more just."--Trial & Error"Careful documentation. Edge-of-the-seat human drama. An exploration of loopholes in judicial safeguards against wrongful executions. 'An Expendable Man' contains all of these--and more."--The Virginian-Pilot"An Expendable Man forcefully describes how a number of deeply committed people resurrected the hope of an innocent man. Edds's narrative painstakingly follows the sinuous protocols of due process in America. AnExpendable Man gives us a moving portrait of a broad-based struggle on behalf of one man, and implies ways in
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