The Confession of Jereboam O. Beauchamp

by Ann Beauchamp, Jereboam O Beauchamp, Jereboam O. Beauchamp

In 1826, Jereboam 0. Beauchamp was sentenced to hang for assassinating Col. Solomon P. Sharp, an older man who Beachamp claimed had seduced his young wife prior to their mar­riage. In prison, Beauchamp wrote his Confession, which was published after his hanging. The fact that his wife committed suicide in his jail cell and was buried in the same coffin with him led to the incident's wide renown as "The Kentucky Tragedy." In addition, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512810053
• ISBN13: 9781512810059
• Release Date: January 1966
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary