-The subject of this book pertains to events, often unpleasant, in the domestic lives of the 17th-century Maryland colonists.---publisher's catalog description, 1938
Marylander Edward Erbery called members of the colony's proprietary assembly -rogues and puppies-; he was tied to an apple tree and received thirty-nine lashes. Jacob Lumbrozo, a Maryland Jew who suggested Christ's miracles were done by -magic, - was imprisoned indefinitely, escaping execution only by the governor's pardon. Rebecca Fowler was accused of using witchcraft to cause her Calvert County neighbors to...
-The subject of this book pertains to events, often unpleasant, in the domestic lives of the 17th-century Maryland colonists.---publisher's...
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States chronicles the American Civil War as seen by Confederate General and Admiral Raphael Semmes. Perhaps best remembered for his famous and devastating cruise onboard the raider CSS Alabama, Semmes recounts how the tiny Confederate Navy almost brought Union shipping to its knees. Semmes provides an important historical perspective in his defense of the South and secession.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States chronicles the American Civil War as seen by Confederate General and Admiral Raphael Semm...
