The Murder of Dr. Chapman
Subtitle: The Legendary Trials of Lucretia Chapman and Her Lover
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: January 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780060196233
Subjects: United States; United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic; True Crime; Homicide; True Crime / Espionage; United States - Antebellum Era; United States - 19th Century; Murder - General; History / United States / 19th Century; Estradas de Mina, Carolino,; 1809-1832; Case studies; Chapman, Lucretia; Murder
First sentence: EARLY ON THE MORNING of June 19, 1831, Dr. John Phillips, one of the most highly regarded physicians in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was awakened in his Bristol home by a persistent banging on his front door.