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In the Shadow of the Gallows
by Barry Redfern


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A vivid and detailed account of crime and punishment in Newcastle and Northumberland in the wild and lawless days of the eighteenth century. Discover a time when highwaymen preyed on lonely travellers on the Town Moor, pickpockets found rich pickings at public executions, and the hangman plied his grisly trade.

• Paper Back
• 128 pages