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Judges Massachusetts Biography Massachusetts Massachusetts History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Merchants Massachusetts Biography New York (State) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Juvenile literature Puritans Massachusetts Biography Salem (Mass.) Histoire ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale) Salem (Mass.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Sewall, Samuel 1652-1730 Trials (Witchcraft) Massachusetts Salem History 17th centurySmith-Llera, Danielle
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the Massachusetts Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.4 SMIWhitehurst, Susan.
Summary: Examines the relationship between the Pilgrims who came to American on the "Mayflower" in 1620 and the Wampanoag Indians who lived in the area, looking at how the Native Americans helped the Englishmen survive in the wilderness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 974.4 WHIJenner, Caryn
Summary: "On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower ship headed across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. Sixty-six days later, land was sighted. Now you can imagine you were there ... More than 100 passengers boarded the Mayflower to make their home in the unknown land of America. They became known as the Pilgrims. Meet the men, women, and children who braved the voyage, and read their first hand accounts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.402 JENLight, Kate
Summary: "The Salem witch trials marked one of the darkest moments in U.S. history. In 1692, two young children were accused of being bewitched and were arrested. More than 150 arrests occurred over the next two months, and a special court was created to try the cases. A total of 20 people were found guilty of being witches, and all of them were hanged. Inside this compelling volume, readers are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 345.744 LIGLaPlante, Eve
Summary: Traces the story of the judge responsible for executing twenty Salem witch trial victims, discussing how he came to regret his actions, and his later efforts to oppose slavery and further Native American relations and sexual equality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEWALL, SAMUEL LAPFrancis, Richard
Summary: Biographer and novelist Francis looks at the Salem witch hunt of 1692 with fresh eyes, through the story of Samuel Sewall, New England Puritan, Salem trial judge, antislavery agitator, defender of Native American rights, utopian theorist, family man. The second-generation colonists were pitted against the pagan Native Americans and a hostile mother country intent on imposing control. Out of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fourth Estate 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEWALL, SAMUEL FRACatel, Patrick
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the New York Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 CATO'Reilly, Bill
Summary: O'Reilly revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of two young girls who suffered violent fits and exhibited strange behavior soon spread to other young women. Rumors of demonic possession and witchcraft consumed Salem. Soon three women were arrested...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973 ORECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 973 OREEnglar, Mary.
Summary: Explores the history of Dutch colonies in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.702 ENGSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR