A stone dungeon located in the cellar of the "Witch Jail" was rediscovered in 1957 when the land there was being excavated to build an office building. During Robert Cahill's position as Master and Keeper of the Salem Jail when he was the High Sheriff of Essex County, he discovered many brutal and often bizarre incidents concerning the crimes and punishments of our New England ancestors.
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NEW ENGLAND COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS BY ROBERT CAHILL Former Keeper of the Salem Jail and New England Historian
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Our Pilgrim and Puritan forefathers could be brutal, and this book presents their many methods of torture and unusual laws, which all had to abide by. Chapters include:
"Drunk and Disorderly," "Never On Sunday" and their wars with witches and Quakers. A description of dungeon tortures will send chills up your spine.
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WITCH DUNGEON - A REAL EYE OPENER!,
By susan l wolff (CLEVELAND, OHIO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Horrors of Salem's Witch Dungeon (Collectible Classics, No. 9) (Collectible Classics Series : No 9) (Paperback)
IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THE SALEM WITCH HYSTERIA AND CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS OF 17TH CENTURY NEW ENGLAND, THIS IS YOUR BOOK! MR CAHILL WRITES WITH THE EXPERTISE OF ONE WHO HAS LIVED HIS LIFE IN THIS REGION OF THE COUNTRY. DRAWING HIS INFORMATION FROM OLD RECORDS, HE RELATES SHOCKING DETAILS. YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT WHAT WAS CONSIDERED CRIME, AND THE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE CARRIED OUT. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!
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chockfull of interesting anecdotes from the past,
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This review is from: The Horrors of Salem's Witch Dungeon (Collectible Classics, No. 9) (Collectible Classics Series : No 9) (Paperback)
I gleaned a lot of new information from this small but powerful book telling some of the tales from our colonial past. Mr. Cahill certainly has gathered up some very interesting anecdotes from a dark aspect of our history.The only problem I have with this book is he does not include a bibliography in the back. In his other books in the series he does. Since I am involved in research regarding the Hartford Witch trials, I am disappointed he did not have his facts straight regarding the circumstances of this sordid story. It just made me skeptical of his other "retellings" of history. Other than this, it is a very entertaining and interesting read!
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In Merry Old England during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Pilgrims and Puritans were considered "dissidents". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New England, Rhode Island, General Court, Cotton Mather, New Hampshire, Ann Putnam, Edmund Batter, Essex County, Salem Jail, Sarah Good, Church of England, Mary Dyer, New Haven, Salem Village, Witch Jail, Bridget Bishop, Dorcas Good, Gallows Hill, Governor Endicott, Governor Winthrop, Lecture Day, Reverend Wilson, Sabbath Day, West Indies, Ann Hutchinson New!
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In Merry Old England during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Pilgrims and Puritans were considered "dissidents". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New England, Rhode Island, General Court, Cotton Mather, New Hampshire, Ann Putnam, Edmund Batter, Essex County, Salem Jail, Sarah Good, Church of England, Mary Dyer, New Haven, Salem Village, Witch Jail, Bridget Bishop, Dorcas Good, Gallows Hill, Governor Endicott, Governor Winthrop, Lecture Day, Reverend Wilson, Sabbath Day, West Indies, Ann Hutchinson New!
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- The Scarlet Letter (Bantam Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne on page 4
- A Delusion Of Satan: The Full Story Of The Salem Witch Trials by Frances Hill in Back Matter
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