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American Witches
American Witches: A Broomstick Tour through Four Centuries | Susan Fair
17 posts | 10 read | 118 to read
The history of American witches is way weirder than you ever imagined. From bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge to gruesome twentieth-century murders, American Witches reveals strange incidents of witchcraft that have long been swept under the rug as bizarre sidenotes to history. On a tour through history thats both whimsical and startling, well encounter seventeenth-century children flying around inside their New England home like geese. Well meet a father-son team of pious Puritans who embarked on a mission that involved undressing ladies and overseeing hangings. And on the eve of the Civil War, well accompany a reporter as he dons a dress and goes searching for witches in New York Citys most dangerous neighborhoods. Entertainingly readable and rich in amazing details often left out of todays texts, American Witches casts a flickering torchlight into the dark corners of American history.
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wanderinglynn
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When all library holds come in at once. 😆

Books for #scarathlon and #screamathon 🎃🖤☠️

StayCurious bookworm problems! 4y
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RavenLovelyReads
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Litsy is truly a place filled with big hearted bookworms. I received this in the mail a week ago from @TheWordJar - all I can say is Thank You. Not just for the book, but for reminding me that there are more kind people than not. I enjoyed reading the note that was included 😃 This is part of my #halloweenhorrorswap- that Amazon took their time delivering.

wildwoodreads That book sounds amazing! 5y
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JPeterson
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Lazy Saturday afternoon with my favorite fuzzy beast, reading about some witches. 🧙‍♀️🐈

Thndrstd What a sweet picture 6y
JPeterson @Thndrstd Thanks! 6y
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JPeterson
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#BlackCatChallenge: #Candy

It is rare that I eat candy, and even rarer to have it in the house. However, my boyfriend surprised me with a few of my favorites (Reece‘s) after the long week I‘ve had...and just in time for this challenge. Seems like the perfect way to end the day. 🍬😜

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Linsy
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“Tituba was accused of witchcraft for making the (witch) cake, ... a white neighbor admitted having instructed Tituba on how to make the witch cake. The belief was that when this cake was fed to a dog, the dog would reveal the identity of the witch, presumably by vomiting at his or her feet.”

#tituba #titchuba #witchyreads

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Thedrunkstrawberry
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I have some awesome books lined up on my kindle 👌🏻

Marchpane Quite a few seasonally appropriate ones! 👍 7y
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Thedrunkstrawberry
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The definition of an extra bath. It smells so good tho! And so many bubbles!!!

Endowarrior21 I love Lush my favorite bath bomb is Lord Misarule and Galaxy 6y
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Thedrunkstrawberry
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Perhaps I just want fall to get here....but I am so exited about this book!!!👻🍁🍂🔮

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CherylDeFranceschi
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I cannot pass up a book about witches. Just. Can't. #guiltypleasures #marchintoreading

Shemac77 Me too! Have you read the Anne Rice trilogy? So good. 7y
moranadatter Me neither. 7y
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Shemac77 I think I may need to reread them actually. I'm feeling the need for some witches! 7y
CherylDeFranceschi @Shemac77 I always try to read all witch books in October! There are so many good ones now! 7y
Shemac77 I'm thinking I need to add this stack to my tbr! 7y
CherylDeFranceschi @Shemac77 So glad to be an enabler! 😙 7y
DebinHawaii I do love me some books with witches! 💜💜💜 7y
ElizaTodd Totally creepin' but is that a Bowie fan? I LOVE IT 7y
CherylDeFranceschi @ElizaTodd It is! When the Bowie exhibit opened at MOCA here, they had Bowie Day in Chicago! We all called in sick and spent the day downtown! It was a wonderful day! 7y
ElizaTodd @CherylDeFranceschi That sounds like a fantastic day! Totally something I'd call in sick for! 👩🏻‍🎤 7y
LittleWonder I spy with my little wonder eye...Bowie! ⚡️ 7y
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CherylDeFranceschi
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Well- someone had to buy it or it was heading to the returns shelf.

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Handmade_Redhead
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Mehso-so

I'm obviously interested in witchcraft. I have magic books and a black cat with a surly look and temperament. This book was just meh. I know it was a lighthearted look at witches, but it was a bit too conversational at times. The first half of the book was the same story but different names. I wouldn't discourage you from reading, but i wouldn't recommend it enthusiastically either.

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Handmade_Redhead
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i actually made my goal larger than what i read last year...by 3. Reading is supposed to be fun, so i don't like to pressure myself. Besides reading challenges, I've also joined a hiking challenge and a crafting challenge.

GoneFishing I found I hiked further while listening to audio books! 7y
Handmade_Redhead @jdtchicago not sure my husband would appreciate that....unless i got him a book to listen to as well... 7y
MaleficentBookDragon Tell me more about the hiking challenge. 7y
Handmade_Redhead @MaleficentTheBookDragon it's run by a local regional park district and Kaiser. You do 5 of the highlighted trails or 26.2 miles of hiking before 12/1. 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Ebook on sale right now for $1.99. I couldn't resist!

britt_brooke Thanks for sharing this! I just bought it, too. 👍🏻 7y
BookishFeminist I got this earlier too! 7y
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britt_brooke That's right!! Love it. That's second time I've done that today, haha! 🙌🏻 7y
DebinHawaii Thank you! Off to buy it! 👍😀 7y
JPeterson Same here! 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @BookishFeminist @DebinHawaii I think I saw you both on GR as wanting to read. Glad to hear you've got a copy now! #readingunderthelitfluence 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @britt_brooke It's a bad / good habit, right? 😜 7y
Handmade_Redhead Had to get it. Rumor has it that i come from some American witches myself. 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @JPeterson @Handmade_Redhead Glad you picked it up! I recently read than any woman with education (who could read!) was considered a witch. That would be us, friends! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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Linsy
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A tongue-in-cheek look at witches in America. Like a romp through history with a friend that treats everything with (often inappropriate) levity. #scaretober #allhallowsread #historymonth

Illustration from the book by Howard Pyle of the Salem Witch trials.

I-read-and-eat I love books about witch trails, this one definately goes on the TBR list 😊 8y
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Linsy
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Couldn't resist. Seemed too perfect for the season. #impulsebuy #scaretober #nonfiction #historymonth

I-read-and-eat Sounds like a great book! Everyone loves witches 😊 8y
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Liberty
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Spending the evening reading up on our oldest political party. 😉

Nuwanda NEED! 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings I can't even watch the debates straight through. I roll my eyes so much and just want the speaking to stop. Books are better lol 8y
Li_21 And another book to the list of many that I want to read bc of you lol 8y
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moranadatter How did I miss this? Thanks! 8y
mdemanatee I've been excited for this one! I love a good historical exploration of witches in October. Can't wait to see/hear your thoughts! 8y
Krysta Oooh this sounds so awesome! 8y
Linsy Ooh, I want this now!!!! 😍😍😍 8y
Linsy Just checked, the library doesn't have it 😞 must wait. 8y
bigbooksandbroomsticks This looks great. Will have to seek it out 😃 8y
books_cats_art Yay! Another one for the stack! 8y
books_cats_art Noooooooooooo! Two local library systems and no one has it! Time for ILL... 8y
ReadingOver50 That book sounds really interesting 8y
merelybookish Hermione would approve! 8y
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