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Author : Roger Long
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780860234692
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Murder in Old Berkshire written by Roger Long and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roger Long
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780750904957
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Final Commitment written by Roger Long and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Kiste
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075248401X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Berkshire Murders written by John Kiste and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Berkshire Murders is an examination of some of the county's most notorious and shocking cases. They include Hannah Carey, beaten to death by her husband at Warfield in 1851; young Hannah Gould, whose throat was cut by her father in a frenzied attack at Windsor in 1861; Nell Woodridge, murdered by her husband in 1896 and later immortalised in Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol; Annie Davis, killed by her lover in 1912; and Minnie Freeman Lee, whose body was discovered in a trunk in 1940. John Van der Kiste's carefully researched, well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to all those interested in the darker side of Berkshire.
Author : Roger Long
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750954175
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire written by Roger Long and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative's decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further – it's all here. But do you have the stomach for it?
Author : Andrew K. Amelinckx
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162585305X
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Gilded Age Murder & Mayhem in the Berkshires written by Andrew K. Amelinckx and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This criminal history of the Berkshires is brimming with unforgettable stories of greed, jealousy, and madness from the turn of the twentieth century. The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts are known for their picturesque beauty, but this history offers a fascinating look at the region’s dark side. This chronicle includes true tales of greed, betrayal and violence in The Bay State. In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dressed burglar plundered the massive summer mansions of the upper crust . . . A visit from President Teddy Roosevelt in 1902 ended in tragedy when a trolley car smashed into the presidential carriage, killing a Secret Service agent . . . A psychotic millworker opened fire on a packed streetcar, leaving three dead and five wounded, shocking the nation . . . These and many more stories—from axe murders to botched bank jobs—paint a stark portrait of the inequities that shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age.
Author : Ian McLoughlin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781853061950
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)
Download or read book Berkshire Murders written by Ian McLoughlin and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank J. Leskovitz
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625856369
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Pittsfield's Fosburgh Murder Mystery written by Frank J. Leskovitz and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting account of one of the most scandalous unsolved murders at the turn of the nineteenth century: the killing of twenty-four-year-old May Fosburgh. Shots rang out in a prominent Pittsfield family home on the morning of August 20, 1900, ending the life of young socialite May Fosburgh. Who pulled the trigger was unclear, and the scandal captivated attention well beyond the Berkshires. Her brother was a top suspect, but the distraught family claimed an intruder was to blame. Investigators, media and the public struggled to make sense of conflicting details, including suspicious gunpowder residue, as the mystery remained unsolved. Author Frank J. Leskovitz unravels the tale that still lingers in the hills generations later. Includes photos! “A clear, thorough account of this old crime . . . The book respects the dead but also respects the interest readers take in the past.” —Greenfield Recorder
Author : Roger Long
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750954175
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire written by Roger Long and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative’s decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further – it’s all here. But do you have the stomach for it?
Author : David Kidd-Hewitt
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN 13 : 9781853068805
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (688 download)
Download or read book Berkshire Tales of Mystery and Murder written by David Kidd-Hewitt and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated collection of local ghost stories and murder cases from across the county.
Author : Fleur Hitchcock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857636386
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (363 download)
Download or read book Murder in Midwinter written by Fleur Hitchcock and published by . This book was released on 2016-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Margo Nash
Publisher : Wildblue Press
ISBN 13 : 9781942266778
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (667 download)
Download or read book The Politics Of Murder written by Margo Nash and published by Wildblue Press. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July of 1995, Eddie O'Brien, a 15-year-old boy, was charged with the first-degree murder of his best friend's mother. His case went to trial and he was convicted. The only problem was-he didn't do it. Attorney Margo Nash shows how justice was cast aside with the power and ambition of politicians.
Author : Leslie Wheeler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781893035812
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Rattlesnake Hill written by Leslie Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Library curator Kathryn Stinson goes to Berkshires to solve a family mystery-the identity of a nameless beauty in an old photograph belonging to an ancestor- only to fall for a possible murderer.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (863 download)
Download or read book The Berkshire Tragedy Or, Unnatural Son written by and published by . This book was released on 1780 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robin Stevens
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0525582371
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book The Guggenheim Mystery written by Robin Stevens and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventure that began in Siobhan Dowd's popular and acclaimed novel The London Eye Mystery at long last continues with Ted, Kat, and their cousin Salim investigating a theft at the Guggenheim Museum that's been pinned on Salim's mother! When Ted and his big sister, Kat, take a trip to New York to visit their cousin Salim and their aunt Gloria, they think they're prepared for big-city adventures. But when a famous painting is stolen from the Guggenheim Museum, where Aunt Gloria works, the surprises begin to mount faster than they could have anticipated. With the police looking at Aunt Gloria as the prime suspect, Ted, Kat, and Salim become sleuthing partners, following a trail of clues across NYC to prove her innocence--and to pinpoint the real thief. Ultimately, it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. "Fast-paced, suspenseful, but never scary, a middle-grade mystery with a singular voice and a welcome continuation of the Sparks' adventures." -- Kirkus Reviews "Swift pacing and smartly integrated clues allow readers to make connections along with the characters. Stevens's portrayal of Ted, who is on the autism spectrum, is positive and empowering" -- School Library Journal "A welcome return for this dynamic trio." -- Booklist
Author : Michael Bielawa
Publisher : Wicked
ISBN 13 : 9781609493790
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (937 download)
Download or read book Wicked Bridgeport written by Michael Bielawa and published by Wicked. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Bielawa as he navigates a precarious path through the unforgettably macabre and scandalous misdeeds of Bridgeport. Beneath the smokestacks of the gritty cityscape of Bridgeport, Connecticut is the shocking criminal underbelly of this New England community. Sin and vice have long had a home on the shores of the Long Island Sound, and Bridgeport's sinister past is littered with tales of pirates, mobsters, bizarre Victorian murders, and even rumors of a doctor's attempts to reanimate the dead. Historian Michael J. Bielawa investigates such bizarre crimes as the unsolved murder of philanthropist James Beardsley, and the grisly discovery in Yellow Mill Pond during the 19th century, which helped legitimize forensic science. Join Bielawa as he navigates a precarious path through the unforgettably macabre and scandalous misdeeds of Bridgeport.
Author : Nigel Blundell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781857782097
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Serial Killers written by Nigel Blundell and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A-Z encyclopedia of serial killers from around the world, which recounts the gruesome exploits of murderers such as the Boston Strangler, Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson and Son of Sam.
Author : Anthony Stokes
Publisher : Waterside Press
ISBN 13 : 1906534454
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Pit of Shame written by Anthony Stokes and published by Waterside Press. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I know not whether Laws be right, Or whether Laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol Is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, A year whose days are long.' Oscar Wilde (The Ballad of Reading Gaol) This unique work looks closely at the life and times of Reading Gaol prison during the period that Oscar Wilde was a prisoner there. The book also contains a number of new insights concerning Wilde's classic poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and offers fresh information about Oscar Wilde. Written by senior prison officer Anthony Stokes, Pit of Shame is based on upwards of ten years research and familiarity with the very fabric of Reading Gaol. It also tells of notorious and famous prisoners such as Thomas Jennings, Amelia Dyer (the 'Reading Baby Farmer') and actor Stacey Keach; examines the many hangings that took place at Reading over the years, including that of Trooper Charles Thomas Wooldridge — the 'C. T. W.' of Wilde's ballad; lists the chain of events that led to the rejection of capital punishment by the UK; and mentions the escapes, brutality, and corruption that took place. Anthony Stoke's compelling account outlines the rich and diverse history of this most famous of English prisons and tells of its many different and intriguing uses over the years, before Reading Gaol's modern-day reincarnation as an innovative and progressive young offender institution. There are chapters on internment in the wake of Ireland's Easter Rising, Reading's role as a local prison and borstal correctional center, and its use by the Canadian military for 'invisible prisoners.' All this is enhanced by fascinating period detail from archives, newspapers, and records. The appendices include a list of all executions at Reading Gaol, the historic Dietary Requirements, and Prison Rules. The 16 pages of illustrations include photographs and drawings of the prison and the hand-written entry in the Visiting Committee book concerning an ill-fated petition by Oscar Wilde to the Home Secretary; as well as that in the Execution Log for Charles Thomas Wooldridge.
