{"product_id":"murder-on-long-island-geoffrey-k-fleming-9781626190030","title":"Murder on Long Island: A 19th Century Tale of Tragedy \u0026 Revenge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocal historians Geoffrey Fleming and Amy Folk uncover this gruesome 19th-century story of revenge and murder on Long Island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-19th century, James Wickham was a wealthy farmer with a large estate in Cutchogue, Long Island. His extensive property included a mansion and eighty acres of farmland that were maintained by a staff of servants. In 1854, Wickham got into an argument with one of his workers, Nicholas Behan, after Behan harassed another employee who refused to marry him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral days after Behan's dismissal, he crept back into the house in the dead of night. With an axe, he butchered Wickham and his wife, Frances, and fled to a nearby swamp. Behan was captured, tried, convicted and, on December 15, became one of the last people to be hanged in Suffolk County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey K. Fleming, Amy K. Folk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626190038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626190030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Geoffrey K. Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984699851007,"sku":"9781626190030","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c825a95e-da75-4f13-8450-a9b0e050030d.jpg?v=1683273759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-on-long-island-geoffrey-k-fleming-9781626190030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}