Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder Romantic Fantasy Michael Egnor makes the case—based

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Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder Romantic Fantasy Michael Egnor makes the case—basedA brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and executions, to newspaper headlines and popular culture. For as long as the axe has been in our hands, we have used it to kill. Much like the wheel, the boat, and the telephone, the axe is a transformative piece of technologyone that has been with us since prehistory. And just as early humans used the axe to chop down trees, hunt