The inheritor's powder a tale of arsenic, murder, and the new forensic science
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2013.
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Ignacio Community Library - NONFICTION | 364.152 HEM | In Transit |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Arsenic -- Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Forensic sciences -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Forensic toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Poisoning -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Trials (Poisoning) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
Forensic sciences -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Forensic toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Murder -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Poisoning -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Trials (Poisoning) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2013.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In the 19th century criminal poisoning with arsenic was frighteningly easy. For a few pence and with few questions asked, it was possible to buy enough poison to kill off an entire family, hence arsenic's popular name: the Inheritor's Powder. Yet if poisoning was easy, it was a notoriously difficult crime to prove. This is the story behind how an infamous 19th century murder investigation changed forever the way poisoners (particularly arsenic poisoners) were brought to justice.
Target Audience
All Ages.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hempel, S. (2013). The inheritor's powder: a tale of arsenic, murder, and the new forensic science (1st American ed.). W.W. Norton & Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hempel, Sandra. 2013. The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science. W.W. Norton & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hempel, Sandra. The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science W.W. Norton & Co, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hempel, Sandra. The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science 1st American ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2013.
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