The Specter Of Salem
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The Specter Of Salem
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Author : Gretchen A. Adams
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-11
The Specter Of Salem written by Gretchen A. Adams and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with History categories.
The 1950s drama 'The Crucible' underscored the link between contemporary political investigations and the 1692 Salem witch trials. This book reveals that this 20th-century cultural movement followed a long history of appeals to American memories of the witch trials.
The Specter Of Salem
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Author : Gretchen A. Adams
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2008-11-15
The Specter Of Salem written by Gretchen A. Adams and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-15 with Religion categories.
In The Specter of Salem, Gretchen A. Adams reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Schoolbooks in the 1790s, for example, evoked the episode to demonstrate the new nation’s progress from a disorderly and brutal past to a rational present, while critics of new religious movements in the 1830s cast them as a return to Salem-era fanaticism, and during the Civil War, southerners evoked witch burning to criticize Union tactics. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, Adams ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. “Imaginative and thoughtful. . . . Thought-provoking, informative, and convincingly presented, The Specter of Salem is an often spellbinding mix of politics, cultural history, and public historiography.”— New England Quarterly “This well-researched book, forgoing the usual heft of scholarly studies, is not another interpretation of the Salem trials, but an important major work within the scholarly literature on the witch-hunt, linking the hysteria of the period to the evolving history of the American nation. A required acquisition for academic libraries.”—Choice, Outstanding Academic Title 2009
The Spectre Ship Of Salem
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Author : Nantucket (pseud.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1907
The Spectre Ship Of Salem written by Nantucket (pseud.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with Apparitions categories.
The Salem Witch Trials
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Author : Michael Burgan
language : en
Publisher: Capstone Press
Release Date : 2019
The Salem Witch Trials written by Michael Burgan and has been published by Capstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the most notorious moments in American history - the Salem Witch Trials. In the spring of 1692, girls in Salem, Massachusetts, accused several local women of witchcraft. The events that followed were marked by mass hysteria and religious extremism and ultimately led to trials, convictions, executions, and many more accusals. Suspenseful, dramatic events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the event while it was happening. Narratives intertwine to create a breathless, "What's Next?" kind of read. Students gain a new perspective on historical figures as they learn about real people struggling to decide how best to act in a given moment.
A Storm Of Witchcraft
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Author : Emerson W. Baker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-08
A Storm Of Witchcraft written by Emerson W. Baker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-08 with History categories.
Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen torments that caused them to writhe, shriek, and contort their bodies, complaining of pins stuck into their flesh and of being haunted by specters. Believing that they suffered from assaults by an invisible spirit, the community began a hunt to track down those responsible for the demonic work. The resulting Salem Witch Trials, culminating in the execution of 19 villagers, persists as one of the most mysterious and fascinating events in American history. Historians have speculated on a web of possible causes for the witchcraft that stated in Salem and spread across the region-religious crisis, ergot poisoning, an encephalitis outbreak, frontier war hysteria--but most agree that there was no single factor. Rather, as Emerson Baker illustrates in this seminal new work, Salem was "a perfect storm": a unique convergence of conditions and events that produced something extraordinary throughout New England in 1692 and the following years, and which has haunted us ever since. Baker shows how a range of factors in the Bay colony in the 1690s, including a new charter and government, a lethal frontier war, and religious and political conflicts, set the stage for the dramatic events in Salem. Engaging a range of perspectives, he looks at the key players in the outbreak--the accused witches and the people they allegedly bewitched, as well as the judges and government officials who prosecuted them--and wrestles with questions about why the Salem tragedy unfolded as it did, and why it has become an enduring legacy. Salem in 1692 was a critical moment for the fading Puritan government of Massachusetts Bay, whose attempts to suppress the story of the trials and erase them from memory only fueled the popular imagination. Baker argues that the trials marked a turning point in colonial history from Puritan communalism to Yankee independence, from faith in collective conscience to skepticism toward moral governance. A brilliantly told tale, A Storm of Witchcraft also puts Salem's storm into its broader context as a part of the ongoing narrative of American history and the history of the Atlantic World.
Witch Hill
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Author : Zachariah Atwell Mudge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870
Witch Hill written by Zachariah Atwell Mudge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with Salem (Mass.) categories.
The Salem Witch Trials
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Author : Judith Bloom Fradin
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Release Date : 2009
The Salem Witch Trials written by Judith Bloom Fradin and has been published by Marshall Cavendish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Learn about the Salem witch trials, an important event in American history, that influcenced social, economic, and poltical policies that affected the nation's future.
The Spectre Ship Of Salem A Tale Of A Naval Apparition Of The Seventeenth Century
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Author : Nantucket (Pseud )
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The Spectre Ship Of Salem A Tale Of A Naval Apparition Of The Seventeenth Century written by Nantucket (Pseud ) and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with Fiction categories.
This book is a fictionalized account of a legendary ghost ship that haunted the coast of New England in the 17th century. Whittier weaves together historical and supernatural elements to create a thrilling, atmospheric tale. This edition includes an introduction and annotations by "Nantucket", a pseudonym for an unidentified editor. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Salem Witch Trials
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Author : Tracey Boraas
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2004
The Salem Witch Trials written by Tracey Boraas and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Follows the beginnings of the witchcraft hysteria that led to the Salem witch trials and describes the impact of these trials on the people and community.
The Salem Witch Trials
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Author : Marilynne K. Roach
language : en
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
Release Date : 2004
The Salem Witch Trials written by Marilynne K. Roach and has been published by Taylor Trade Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
The Salem Witch Trials is based on over twenty-five years of archival research--including the author's discovery of previously unknown documents--newly found cases and court records. From January 1692 to January 1697 this history unfolds a nearly day-by-day narrative of the crisis as the citizens of New England experienced it.