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 Quaker
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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 Quaker
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Used: Acceptable. Size: 0.2 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches; Paperback in good condition. 1986? edition. 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. -used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. ISBN 0-916787-08-7. 0916787087.
