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Mather, Cotton |
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BF1575 .F75
An old book written in old script covering the exercise of witchcraft and attitudes toward it as early as 1700 in England and delving into the Salem witch trials later. This book was printed and reprinted over a period of 128 years between England and the United States. There are two copies that appear to be identical but have different Call #s on the binder label.
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BF1575 .L4
In 1692 Witchcraft and the Devil were serious topics. In a few months, 19 men and women and two dogs were hanged for witchcraft. People really believed in witchcraft, but were becoming uneasy about reasonable judgements which led to executions. They blamed the Devil. They were besieged by doubts of evidence and convictions involving that invisible world. Salem Village was thought to be a center of activities for the Devil and Witchcraft. Th...
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BF1576 .H26
Witchcraft was practised at many other countries in the world. This book covers witchcraft as practised in Salem, Massachusetts. The book covers the practice and states that witchcraft in the population was sometimes real and most, but not all, of the women executed were innocent. The clergy were said to be against the witchcraft paranoia of the time. The book reviews many cases and accusations of witchcraft.
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BF1576 .T23
This is the story of Rebecca Nurse, Saint But Witch Victim, who was born in England in 1621 and ended up in Salem Village when she was 71 years old. It describes the witch culture in New England and Salem Village. This culture led to the accusation, conviction and death of Rebecca, who has been described since as a wonderful, bright, intelligent woman and describes the monuments to her in Salem that survive to this day.
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BF1576 .T73 1992
This book is a documentary history of the Salem Village Witchcraft outbreak of March, 1692. It compiles the numerous legal documents and certain ecclesiastical sources to provide insights into the hysteria in Salem Village in March, 1692. The documents are in chronological order. There is a brief history of the politics governmental, societal and religious aspects of the time. There is a brief review of how it all started.
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BF1576 .U56 Vol 1
The book attempts to convey the extremely low morale of the settlers in Salem Village and correlate their terrible conditions to the panic of the witchcraft "scourge". To do this, the author goes into fine detail of people's lives to convey the feeling of helplessness and the effects of their ignorance and superstition. He tracks the escalation and eventual resolution of this terror of witchcraft.
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BX7732.M27 L8 1692a - 41023749
A book "Cotton Mather: A Bibliography of His Works Volume I", written by Thomas James Holmes published in 1974 about all of the works Reverend Cotton Mather used for reference in all of his writings.
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BX7732.M27 L8 1692a - 41023749
A book "Cotton Mather: A Bibliography of His Works Volume II", written by Thomas James Holmes published in 1974 about all of the works Reverend Cotton Mather used for reference in all of his writings.
Record Type: Library
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CS71 .M1512 1980 - 80-84467
In addition to Descendants of Philip McIntire Revised Edition, Robert H. McIntire also created a genealogy of ancestors with his wife Helen A. McIntire. The original 1941 book (revised in 1982) traced the descendants of the first McIntire in America, Philip McIntire. In this 1980 work, he begins with his children and traces their ancestors as far back he can. The book is divided into three parts. Part I focuses on his own ancestors. Part II focus...
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Z8554 .H74 - 41023749
A book "Cotton Mather: A Bibliography of His Works, volume III", written by Thomas James Holmes published in 1974 incudes all of the works Reverend Cotton Mather used for reference in his writings.
Record Type: Library
