It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire by Dr. David Ferland
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The first courts handled crimes like lying, idleness and card playing with punishments that ranged from fines to public whipping to death by hanging. Constables kept order until Portsmouth's first police officer took up the shield in 1800. But no force could keep all crime at bay. The court sentenced the beautiful, educated Ruth Blay to hanging on shaky evidence that she might have killed her baby. Business magnate Frank Jones played corrupt politics, succumbed to extramarital temptations and helped make Water Street the red-lighted rum hole destination of the eastern seaboard. Mischievous...
Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire by Dr. David Ferland is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.
This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire aloud.
Historic Crimes & Justice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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