Oct 24, 2011 listen to devils knot audiobook by mara leveritt. Nov 28, 2012 the devil in massachusetts by marion lena starkey. The thesis of the book is to examine the different factors contributing to the witchcraft hysteria for early settlers and why most witches were women. Thesis statement on the devil in massachusetts by marion. Starkey is an historical narrative of people and events surrounding the salem witch trials. A modern inquiry into the salem witch trials kindle edition by starkey, marion l download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A modern inquiry into the salem witch trials marion lena starkey snippet view 1949. Buy the devil in massachusetts anchor books ed by starkey, marion isbn. March 28, 1652 january 1, 1730 was a judge, businessman, and printer in the province of massachusetts bay, best known for his involvement in the salem witch trials, for which he later apologized, and his essay the selling of joseph 1700, which criticized slavery. History, massachusetts salem, trials witchcraft, witchcraft.
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Marion starkeys the devil in massachusetts is the most readable so far, although the almost novelistic treatment may disguise some historical inaccuracy in her preface, she notes she has taken slight liberties with the records. Knopf, 1949, by marion lena starkey page images at hathitrust the devil in mexico, minneapolis, 1917, by g. An essay on the structural content that marion starkey chose to use in her novel the devil in massachusetts, in which she retold the events of the salem witchcraft trials and the events leading up to the cause. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Find the devil in massachusetts by starkey, marion l at biblio. March 28, 1652 january 1, 1730 was a judge, businessman, and printer in the province of massachusetts bay, best known for his involvement in the salem witch trials, for which. A modern enquiry into the salem witch trials book by marion l. The salem witch craft trials are the most learned about and notable of europes and north americas witch hunts.
A modern enquiry into the salem witch trials by marion l. Marion lena starkey april, 1901 december 18, 1991 was an american author of history books, including the devil in massachusetts. Buy a cheap copy of the devil in massachusetts book by marion l. Jun 02, 2015 listen to spitting devil audiobook by brian freeman. It started in what has since become danvers, at a point from which the danvers state hospital for mental cases is now visible. Marion lena starkey was editor of the saugus herald newspaper, and a teacher at the hampton institute and the university of connecticut at new london, having attended the harvard graduate school of.
Aug 11, 2011 the devil in massachusetts by marion lena starkey, 1963, time edition, in english time reading program special ed. It is the first book to which i would read about the witch trials in 1692 salem. A modern enquiry into the salem witch trials starkey, marion l. Oct 01, 2004 work on the trials produced in this era, including arthur millers the crucible and marion l. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Starkey forthrightly although i dont agree with starkey on many points, the devil in massachusetts makes a good point at which to begin ones reading about salem. Its notoriety and fame comes from the horrendous amount of people that were not only. Marion lena starkey was editor of the saugus herald newspaper, and a teacher at the hampton institute and the university of connecticut at new london, having attended the harvard graduate school of education.
A modern inquiry into the salem witch trials kindle edition by marion l. The devil in massachusetts hardcover january 1, 1982 by marion l. The devil in massachusetts by marion starkey 19000101 jan 1, 1799. Switching sides ebook by tony fels 9781421424385 rakuten. This dramatic and deeply moving book combines a narrative. Starkey, describes and example of the prominent witch trials and executions in new england.
It started in what has since become danvers, at a point from which the danvers state hospital for mental cases is now visible, and which serves as an unintended but highly appropriate monument to the whole sorry business. Buy the devil in massachusetts reprint by marion starkey isbn. Her narration is in chronological order and her characters all have real personalities perhaps not. Karlsen studies witchcraft in colonial new england. This examines the origins and the course of the malady, the tragedies of the accused and the. A modern enquiry into the salem witch trials study. The devil in massachusetts, a modern inquiry into the salem witch trials. A descendant of mayflower passenger peregrine white, starkey has published extensively on the salem witch trials and the history of new england. That said, i do disagree with starkey, and if you begin with the devil in massachusetts, you would be illadvised to end there.
This examines the origins and the course of the malady, the tragedies of the accused and the mass hysteria of the bewitched, the attitudes of the judges, the temper of the public, and the qualities of the times that made for such an orgy. Its notoriety and fame comes from the horrendous amount of people that were not only involved, but killed in the witch hunt and that it took place in the late 1700s being one of the last. The devil in massachusetts describes in sequence the people and events that surrounded the salem witch trials. The devil in massachusetts, a modern inquiry into the salem. This historical narrative of the salem witch trials takes its dialogue from actual trial records but applies modern psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft.
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I recently became interested in salem witch trials and related subjects, and starkey s the devil in massachusetts was recommended to me as a starting point. Fascinating material vividly presented, this story of witchcraft in massachusetts makes absorbing reading. Read the fulltext online edition of a little rebellion 1955. A modern enquiry into the salem witch trials, left little doubt that most intellectuals sympathies lay with the twenty innocent victims who stood up to puritan intolerance by choosing to go to their deaths.
A modern enquiry into the salem witch trials, left little doubt. The case that this novel pertains to is the witch trials that occurred in sa. Marion lena starkey 19011991 author of the devil in massachusetts. The devil in massachusetts by marion lena starkey, 1963, time edition, in english time reading program special ed. We thanks a lot before hand for being willing to go to match us. May 29, 2008 read or download the devil in massachusetts. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A modern enquiry into the salem witch trials discussion and chapter questions and find the devil in massachusetts. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
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