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Come sit under the ShadeTree and visit at www.omlinebook-publishing.com I think you might find it interesting.
posted by
stpwriter1
on June 30, 2005 at 4:21 PM
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Very interesting idea, Thomas.
I have my own theories, which, if you've ever spent any time with early-teenage girls (as an adult), you'd probably consider. I also think some of the witch trials were possibly prompted by the desire to control property. Apparently, many of the women tried were landowners, and it was one way to wrest their land from them.
One person who fascinates me in the Salem stories is Giles Corey. He was "pressed to death." Check it out on the internet, and you'll find the story of a very brave old man. He hung on through an inhuman death so his family would not lose their property. 
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Witchflower
on March 22, 2005 at 3:21 PM
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I was watching a television show which started that the salem witch trials might have been brought on by a bacteria/fungus in the rye. The rye might have been creating visions which brought about their conduct? Because this was some odd freaky behavior.
posted by
ThomasFranklin
on March 22, 2005 at 12:48 PM
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Thank you for reading.
I enjoyed browsing your blogs and like your Voltaire quote in the "About Me" section. It's one of my favorites, too.
I checked our local library system listings and found many, but here are a few:
Prometheus Books, 1996
Tom Doherty Associates, 1987
New American Library, 1980
Washington Square Books, 1972
Hope you enjoy it. While researching publishers, I encountered a book by Hawthorne titled, Pearl, so I'm going to read that soon. Thanks for pointing me there!
posted by
Witchflower
on March 22, 2005 at 11:10 AM
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The novels can be powerful ways of makign a point and really you have made
me feel interested in reading The Scarlet Letter through your description of it, Who are the publishers of this book?
posted by
Straightforward
on March 21, 2005 at 11:38 PM
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Yes, that's too much.
The world according to Hollywood. They have to fictionalize fiction! lol
posted by
Witchflower
on March 21, 2005 at 10:32 PM
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I loved "The Scarlet Letter"
In the movie with Demi Moore they gave it a happy ending. How disgusting LOL
posted by
RedHeadedGypsy
on March 21, 2005 at 11:00 AM
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