Biography & Autobiography Criminals & Outlaws
Deadly Women of Ontario
Murderous Tales of Deceit and Treachery
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2011
- Category
- Criminals & Outlaws, Women
- Recommended Reading age
- 11 to 18
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552777909
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $12.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552775899
- Publish Date
- Jul 2010
- List Price
- $9.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554390267
- Publish Date
- Jul 2005
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
Crimes of passion, brutal slayings, infanticide, and revenge: here are eight gruesome and often tragic stories of women accused of murder. Many are little known or long forgotten, such as Mary Osborn, the first woman to be hanged in Upper Canada, executed for poisoning her disappointing husband. Read about the crimes and subsequent trials of Mary and seven other women in this collection of dramatic tales drawn from Ontario's colourful history.
About the author
Cheryl MacDonald wrote, co-authored, or edited nearly 40 books on Canadian history in her over 30-year career. Her articles appeared in Harrowsmith, Canadian Living, The Beaver, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, New York Daily News and numerous other publications. She contributed to the best-selling book Chronicle of Canada, and is the author of fourteen books in Lorimerâ??s Amazing Stories collection. In 2012 she received the Queenâ??s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of her work researching and promoting Canadian local history. Cheryl died in fall 2016 after a long battle with cancer.
