Gretchen A. Adams's Books

The Specter of Salem

Remembering the Witch Trials in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Gretchen A. Adams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Specter of Salem

Remembering the Witch Trials in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Gretchen A. Adams

In The Specter of Salem, Gretchen A. Adams reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Schoolbooks in the 1790s, for example, evoked the episode to demonstrate the new nation’s progress from a disorderly and brutal past to a rational present, while critics of new religious movements in the 1830s cast them as a return to Salem-era fanaticism, and during the Civil War, southerners evoked witch burning to criticize Union tactics. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, Adams ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. “Imaginative and thoughtful. . . . Thought-provoking, informative, and convincingly presented, The Specter of Salem is an often spellbinding mix of politics, cultural history, and public historiography.”— New England Quarterly “This well-researched book, forgoing the usual heft of scholarly studies, is not another interpretation of the Salem trials, but an important major work within the scholarly literature on the witch-hunt, linking the hysteria of the period to the evolving history of the American nation. A required acquisition for academic libraries.”—Choice, Outstanding Academic Title 2009

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

239

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0226005429

ISBN 13

9780226005423

The Specter of Salem

Remembering the Witch Trials in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Gretchen A. Adams

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Specter of Salem

Remembering the Witch Trials in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Gretchen A. Adams

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

239

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0226005429

ISBN 13

9780226005423

A History Lover's Guide to Lincoln

By: Gretchen M. Garrison

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A History Lover's Guide to Lincoln

By: Gretchen M. Garrison

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood tour of the Cornhusker State’s capital city by an author who “is a wealth of Nebraska knowledge” (Oh My! Omaha). Dramatic change accompanied Lincoln’s growth from a village of 30 settlers to a city of 300,000. Today, Lincoln retains the residue of its fascinating past for those who know where to look. Tour Lincoln’s storied heritage by charting the arrival of the university, penitentiary, asylum and railroads. Learn how the early churches still anchor the community. Discover the five towns that later merged into Lincoln. Visualize the artwork that best reflects Lincoln—both the person and city. Locate where Lindbergh learned to fly. Revisit the downtown Lincoln scene of what was once the largest bank robbery in the United States. Picture the once thriving Capitol Beach Amusement Park. Explore Nebraska’s capital city in the expert company of Gretchen M. Garrison.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

225

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439670196

ISBN 13

9781439670194

Book's by Gretchen A. Adams

The Specter of Salem

The Specter of Salem

The Specter of Salem

The Specter of Salem

A History Lover's Guide to Lincoln

A History Lover's Guide to Lincoln

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email