Glasgow's Black Heart by Douglas Skelton
Beginning in 1624 when the Tolbooth was built at Glasgow Cross to house the courts and town jail, author Douglas Skelton covers four centuries of Glasgow's hidden history, tracing the formation of the first paid police force in Britain, the Black Assizes of the circuit court and the formation of the city's own High Court of Justiciary.
Douglas Skelton is a Glasgow-born journalist and author who has been chronicling crime for 20 years. He has written a number of true-crime books, including Dark Heart, Blood on the Thistle, Devil's Gallop and Frightener. He lives in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845964894 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845964896 |
| Title | Glasgow's Black Heart |
| Author | Douglas Skelton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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