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Escaping Salem
The Other Witch Hunt of 1692
E-bok, 2004
189 kr
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Few events in American history are as well remembered as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. But there was another witch hunt that year, in Stamford, Connecticut, that has never been examined in depth. Now Richard Godbeer describes this "other witch hunt" in a concise, fascinating narrative that …
The Devil's Dominion
Magic and Religion in Early New England
Häftad, 1994
390 kr
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The Devil's Dominion examines the use of folk magic by ordinary men and women in early New England. The book describes in vivid detail the magical techniques used by settlers and the assumptions which underlaid them. Godbeer argues that layfolk were generally far less consistent in their beliefs …
Sexual Revolution in Early America
Häftad, 2004
386 kr
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In 1695, John Miller, a clergyman traveling through New York, found it appalling that so many couples lived together without ever being married and that no one viewed "ante-nuptial fornication" as anything scandalous or sinful. Charles Woodmason, an Anglican minister in South Carolina in 1766, …
Empire of Topsy-Turvy
The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas’ Transformation of Victorian Musical Theatre
Häftad, 2027
322 kr
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“Without Gilbert and Sullivan, there would be no Sondheim, no Lloyd Webber, no Lin-Manuel Miranda. Their operettas laid the groundwork for the modern musical, blending satire, melody and narrative in a way that still resonates today.” (Telegraph) The Gilbert and Sullivan operas – including The …
Empire of Topsy-Turvy
The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas’ Transformation of Victorian Musical Theatre
Inbunden, 2027
951 kr
Kommande
“Without Gilbert and Sullivan, there would be no Sondheim, no Lloyd Webber, no Lin-Manuel Miranda. Their operettas laid the groundwork for the modern musical, blending satire, melody and narrative in a way that still resonates today.” (Telegraph) The Gilbert and Sullivan operas – including The …
Overflowing of Friendship
Love between Men and the Creation of the American Republic
Häftad, 2014
477 kr
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When eighteenth-century American men described "with a swelling of the heart" their friendships with other men, addressing them as "lovely boy" and "dearly beloved," celebrating the "ardent affection" that knit their hearts in "indissoluble bonds of fraternal love," their families, neighbors, and …
Overflowing of Friendship
Love between Men and the Creation of the American Republic
Inbunden, 2009
396 kr
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When eighteenth-century American men described "with a swelling of the heart" their friendships with other men, addressing them as "lovely boy" and "dearly beloved," celebrating the "ardent affection" that knit their hearts in "indissoluble bonds of fraternal love," their families, neighbors, and …
