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by Kathryn Wesley
A barn burns. A baby dies. And the good people of Salem, Massachusetts, begin to fear that Satan's hand lies upon their village....
Massachusetts, 1691: a patchwork quilt of lonely settlements, surrounded by primeval forest and marauding Indians. It is a fearful, tense place inhabited by religious purists who see the devil and his minions lurking in every shadow. It is also a tinderbox of envy and greed, repressed lust and jealousy, awaiting only the smallest spark to ignite into a monstrous blaze of madness. For Samuel Parris, Salem Village's new minister, that spark comes in the form of a young girl who, in hysterics, speaks the one word destined to tear this community apart: witch. Soon chaos erupts and the governor himself convenes a special court to ferret out the guilty. But before the Salem Witch Trials end, more than one innocent will swing from the hangman's rope....
Here is a fresh look at one of the most infamous chapters in American history. This adaptation of the brand-new CBS miniseries from Alliance Atlantis features an all-star cast and also contains rare historical material and an overview of the Puritan movement in colonial America.
Win a copy of this book!
Open to all.
Offer ends: November 13, 2011
TO DO:
SEND me a link to a picture of a witch.
AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)
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Contest has ended - winner is here
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Participant entries:
here's mine, a steampunk witch...
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AimeeKay's witch:
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Brandy's witch:
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Chrystal's witch:
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Debbie's witch:
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Freda's witch:
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Identityseeker's witch:
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Janiera's witch:
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Kara's witch:
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Krysykat's witch:
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MAD's witch:
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Marybelle's witch:
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Melanie's witch:
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Teressa's witch:
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Yiota's witch:
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* image source of steampunk witch is from Noel Bagwell's site, learn about his alternate-earth steampunk adventure novel-in-the-works, Ætherworks
* image source of participant witches are in comments