In the 19th century, the desire for criminals to ... led to the end of the death penalty for pickpockets. In the 21st century, punishments are still aimed at deterring criminals, but not through ...
Every day, several speeding Amtrak trains slow down from a rip-roaring 110 miles per hour to a 30-mile-per-hour crawl as they ...
This sociohistorical research project aims to examine the foundations of a common post-slavery system from the Caribbean to the Southern United States in the 19 th century and the ... at the beginning ...