Murder in the First-Class Carriage The First Victorian Railway Killing

Name: Murder in the First-Class Carriage The First Victorian Railway Killing
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ISBN: 9781590206751

ISBN-10: 1590206754

ISBN-13: 9781590206751

Edition: N/A

Authors: Kate Colquhoun

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The amazing account of a Victorian-era railway murder, and the ensuing manhunt reaching from England to New York City In July 1864, Thomas Briggs was traveling home after visiting his niece and her husband for dinner. He boarded a first-class carriage on the 9:45 pm Hackney service of the North London railway. At Hackney, two bank clerks discovered blood in the seat cushions as well as 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 fled on a boat to America was eagerly followed by the public on both sides of the Atlantic. Kate Colquhoun tells a…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 11/10/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English