This is a survey of martyrs over the past five hundred years with an emphasis on their 'last words.' Some of the trial statements or gallows speeches are remarkable for their eloquence under the circumstances. The approach of the book is chronological, from the burning at the stake of Joan of Arc in Rouen 1431 to the assassination of Yitzak Rabin in Tel Aviv in 1995.
- ISBN10 0761804889
- ISBN13 9780761804888
- Publish Date 30 December 1996
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University Press of America
- Format Paperback
- Pages 172
- Language English