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First Edition, Copyright 1994, Hardback near mint condition with transparent dust jacket, pages perfect. Only dust jacket has slight wear & tare.
Synopsis: When Gary Gilmore was convicted for a double homicide in 1977, his execution--by firing squad--was the first in the United States in over a decade, and particularly noteworthy because Gilmore refused his right to appeal. Here Gary Gilmore's brother recollects his visits to death row and the meditations on his family life that they inspired.
Publisher's Note: The brother of Gary Gilmore, the convicted and executed killer of The Executioner's Song, chronicles his family's story, tracing the hidden secrets and disappointments, the hatred and the sense of retribution, that shaped his brother's grim life. 200,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. Tour.