Fouls Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield

Download or read book Fouls Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield written by Geoff Sadler and published by Pen & Sword Books. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maiming, brutal murders, crimes of passion, suicides and executions; Chesterfield has all these and more in 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield'. The scenic landscape of Chesterfield presents a pleasant face to it's visitors, but a study of it's past shows that it has often been a dangerous place to live. Exploring a catalogue of crimes, some of which are little known while others still claim media attention today. 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield' has a blood stained thread of crime that is followed from the 'Parish Church Murders of 1422' through later centuries in such crimes as 'A Scandalous Assault 1875' and 'You have Kicked me to Death 1882' . What unfolds is a dark chronology of the criminal past of Chesterfield. Take a journey into the darker side of your area as you read 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Chesterfield'. KEY SELLING POINTS * This new established series, by Wharncliffe Books, has been very successful in other local towns and cities. * Readers always have a thirst for grisly tales of past misdemeanors in their local area. * A well illustrated book using local sources and articles. AUTHOR Geoffrey Sadler was born in Mansfield. He was educated as his local school and then moved on to the Boys Grammar School in the area. He later obtained his A.L.A qualification at Manchester College. Since 1985 he has held the position of Assistant Librarian of Local Studies at Chesterfield Library. He has had many previous publications, as author, editor and contributor. Geoff was editor of 'Aspects of Chesterfield' published by Wharncliffe Books in 2002.