The story of the Salem Witch Trials told through the lives of six womenSix Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microcosm to illuminate the larger crisis of the Salem witch trials. By the end of the trials, beyond the twenty who were executed and the five who perished in prison, 207 individuals had been accused, 74 had been "afflicted," 32 had officially accused their fellow neighbors, and 255 ordinary people had been inexorably drawn into that ruinous and murderous vortex, and this doesn't include the religious, judicial, and governmental leaders. All this adds up to what the Rev. Cotton Mather called "a desolation of names." The individuals involved are too often reduced to stock characters and stereotypes when accuracy is sacrificed to indignation. And although the flood of names and detail in the history of an extraordinary event like the Salem witch trials can swamp the individual lives involved, individuals still deserve to be remembered and, in remembering specific lives, modern readers can benefit from such historical intimacy. By examining the lives of six specific women, Marilynne Roach shows readers what it was like to be present throughout this horrific time and how it was impossible to live through it unchanged.

Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials

History

Roach, Marilynne, K

Americas

Da Capo

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Children's Books

Little,Brown & Co

A young dog escapes the drudgery of an inn's turnspit to become a part of the colorful street life of 18th-century London.

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Houghton/Mifflin

Describes the practical aspects of Thoreau's day-to-day life at Walden and the 19th-century world surrounding him.

Down to Earth at Walden

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Provides a glimpse into the ordinary lives and history of the seventeenth-century New Englanders who accused their neighbors, friends, and family of involvement in witchcraft.

In the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials

Literature & Fiction

Provides a glimpse into the ordinary lives and history of the seventeenth-century New Englanders who accused their neighbors, friends, and family of involvement in witchcraft. Reprint.

Sandpiper

Wry New England wit pervades lively tales about peddlers, parsons, seafarers, and ghosts, which are ingenious adaptations of traditional legends

Encounters With the Invisible World: Being Ten Tales of Ghosts, Witches, and the Devil Himself in New England

Teen & Young Adult

Ty Crowell Co.

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K. Roach, Marilynne

Egmont Childrens Books

Based on over twenty years of original archival research, this history unfolds a nearly day-by-day narrative of the Salem Witch Trials as the citizens of Salem experienced the outbreak of hysteria.

The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

Cooper Square Press

13 short plays about significant American heroes. A text for upper elementary through adult classes. Overheard, one teacher to another at TESOL Vancouver: Celebrating American Heroes. I like it. It's like jazz chants, but history. Like jazz chants, but better. - 13 brief plays about significant historical figures, American heroes. They are written to be read aloud dramatically. In each play there are a few main characters and a chorus. The heroes are Betsy Ross and George Washington; Dolley Madison; Sacagawea; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Abraham Lincoln; Thomas Alva Edison; John Muir; Jackie Robinson; Jonas Salk; Robert Frost; Cesar Chavez; Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins; and Jaime Escalante. There is minimal preparation required. The content is meaningful. Students learn about American history and culture while they learn the language. The stories are upbeat and inspiring. The subjects of the plays are real heroes. All have achieved something and contributed to making this a better nation. All have had something to overcome. The plays are excellent ways to introduce or reinforce specific social studies or history topics. They fit well in citizenship classes and are wonderful for holiday or multicultural celebrations. They are also an excellent complement to conversation, pronunciation, and speech classes because the students get the opportunity to practice the natural rhythm, stress, and intonation of the English language. They are well suited for multilevel classes. The more proficient students enjoy the challenge of the speaking roles; the less confident get speaking practice as part of the chorus. Everybody shines. The plays are a low-anxiety activity. There is nothing to memorize. The students get support by holding the script in their hands, and they can also be seated if they choose.

Celebrating American Heroes - student text

Reference

Siebert, Anne

English as a Second Language

Pro Lingua Learning

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Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials

Dune Fox

Presto: Or, The adventures of a turnspit dog

Down to Earth at Walden

In the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials

In the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials

Encounters With the Invisible World: Being Ten Tales of Ghosts, Witches, and the Devil Himself in New England

Two Roman Mice

The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

Celebrating American Heroes - student text