Mr Briggs Hat

Author : Kate Colquhoun
Publisher : Abacus Software
ISBN 13 : 9780349123592
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr Briggs' Hat written by Kate Colquhoun and published by Abacus Software. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was travelling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He entered a First Class carriage on the 9.45pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks entered the carriage and discovered blood in the seat cushions; also on the floor, windows and sides of the carriage. A bloodstained hat was found on the seat along with a broken link from a watch chain. The race to identify the killer and catch him as he flees on a boat to America was eagerly followed by citizens both sides of the Atlantic. Kate Colquhoun tells a gripping tale of a crime that shocked the nation. .

Author : Kate Colquhoun
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1468310348
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Did She Kill Him? written by Kate Colquhoun and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intriguing story told in the style of Thomas Hardy or George Eliot, if they traded in true crime” (Kirkus Reviews). In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick. The “Maybrick Mystery” had all the makings of a sensation: a pretty, flirtatious woman; resentful, gossiping servants; rumors of gambling and debt; and scandalous mutual infidelity. The case cracked the varnish of Victorian respectability, shocking and exciting the public in equal measure as they clamored to read the latest revelations of Florence’s past and glimpse her likeness in Madame Tussaud’s. Florence’s fate was fiercely debated in the courtroom, on the front pages of the newspapers, and in parlors and backyards across the country. Did she poison her husband? Was her previous infidelity proof of murderous intentions? Was James’s own habit of self-medicating to blame for his demise? In this book, historian and CWA Gold Dagger Award nominee Kate Colquhoun recounts an utterly absorbing tale of addiction, deception, and adultery that keeps you asking to the very last page: Did she kill him?

Author : Jimmie Briggs
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786738502
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innocents Lost written by Jimmie Briggs and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ida, a member of Sri Lanka’s Female Tamil Tigers, fought with one of the longest-surviving and successful guerilla movements in the world. She is sixteen. Francois, a fourteen-year-old Rwandan child of mixed ethnicity, was forced by Hutu militiamen to hack to death his sister’s Tutsi children.More than 250,000 children have fought in three dozen conflicts around the world, but growing exploitation of children in war is staggering and little known. From the “little bees” of Colombia to the “baby brigades” of Sri Lanka, the subject of child soldiers is changing the face of terrorism. For the last seven years, Jimmie Briggs has been talking to, writing about, and researching the plight of these young combatants. The horrific stories of these children, dramatically told in their own voices, reveal the devastating consequences of this global tragedy.Cogent, passionate, impeccably researched, and compellingly told, Innocents Lost is the fullest, most personal and powerful examination yet of the lives of child soldiers.

Author : Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1430130016
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former basketball star, Farmer Will Allen is an innovator, educator, and community builder. When he looked at an abandoned city lot he saw a huge table, big enough to feed the whole world. This is the inspiring story of his determination to bring good food to every table.

Author : Willy Russell
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472536568
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Day Out written by Willy Russell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs Kay's 'Progress Class' are unleashed for a day's coach trip to Conway Castle in Wales - in an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen and free from school. 'The skill and zest of the show . . . derive from its success in following the adult argument through while preserving all the fun of a story mainly played by children . . . I have rarely seen a show that combined such warmth and such bleakness.' The Times This edition contains the music to the play.

Author : Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547530838
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snowflake Bentley written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Caldecott Medal–winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday. Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood, he saw each tiny crystal of a snowflake as a little miracle and wanted to understand them. His parents supported his curiosity and saved until they could give him his own camera and microscope. At the time, his enthusiasm was misunderstood. But with patience and determination, Wilson catalogued hundreds of snowflake photographs, gave slideshows of his findings and, when he was 66, published a book of his photos. His work became the basis for all we know about beautiful, unique snowflakes today. This biographical tribute to a very special farmer is the perfect holiday gift or snow day read.

Author : Jonathan Strahan
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375898816
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under My Hat written by Jonathan Strahan and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Diana Peterfreund, Margo Lanagan, Peter S. Beagle, and Garth Nix are just a few of the authors who have toiled over their cauldrons and conjured up bewitching new creations inspired by and celebrating the might and mystery of the witch. Assembled by one of the most well-regarded anthologists in the science fiction/fantasy world, this rich, intelligent collection will enchant readers of all ages.

Author : Great Britain. Central Criminal Court
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Central Criminal Court Sessions Paper written by Great Britain. Central Criminal Court and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H.B. Irving
Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Murder on the North London Train (Abridged, Annotated) written by H.B. Irving and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of Saturday, the 9th of July, 1864, a suburban train on the North London Railway left its station. At the last station two bank clerks opened the door of a compartment of an empty first-class carriage. The two men had hardly sat down when one called the other’s attention to some blood on his hand. It was one of the most sensational and celebrated cases of the 19th century. A man was murdered on a British railway car—something that had never happened before. The suspect had fled to America. In this exciting and fascinating account of the capture, extradition, and trial of Franz Müller, you'll follow along through the entire process. In the end, he was hanged—but was he guilty. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 886 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Examiner written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: