All posts tagged "curse"
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11.3KbostonThe Curse of Humphrey Atherton
Humphrey Atherton had far more power and influence than the Quakers he persecuted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the 1650s. At...
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10.3K7Arts and LeisureThe 1773 Old Librarians Almanack: The Literary Fraud That Fooled the Critics
In 1773, librarian Jared Bean published his Old Librarians Almanack in New Haven, Conn., following the traditional format of Poor Richard’s almanac....
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5.8K2MassachusettsAunt Rachel’s Curse – An Early Folktale from Plymouth
There is no shortage of ghost stories and superstitions around New England towns, but one of the earlier ones, dating back at...
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