Download or read book Underwriters of the United States written by Hannah Farber and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. During the Revolution, they helped the U.S. negotiate foreign loans, sell state debts, and establish a single national bank. Afterward, they increased their influence by lending money to the federal government and to its citizens. Even as federal and state governments began to encroach on their domain, maritime insurers adapted, preserving their autonomy and authority through extensive involvement in the formation of commercial law. Leveraging their claims to unmatched expertise, they operated free from government interference while simultaneously embedding themselves into the nation's institutional fabric. By the early nineteenth century, insurers were no longer just risk assessors. They were nation builders and market makers. Deeply and imaginatively researched, Underwriters of the United States uses marine insurers to reveal a startlingly original story of risk, money, and power in the founding era.

Download or read book The Trial of Goody Gilbert written by Suzanne Ress and published by . This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years before the infamous Salem witch trials, Lydia Gilbert was tried for witchcraft in Connecticut. She had lived peacefully, as a valued healer and magistrate's wife, within her small community for over twenty years, but suddenly something changed. Lydia's neighbors, long-time acquaintances and relatives unexpectedly turned against her, recasting her as a feared social pariah. Based on a true story, Suzanne Ress's novel makes history come alive in surprising, often inexplicable, ways.

Download or read book Just Wonder written by Pauline Greenhill and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by folklore, television, fairy tales, social media, novels, and films, Just Wonder addresses crucial themes in social and ecological justice efforts. Moving into the mid-twenty-first century, wonder—as a potentially critical sociocultural, ecological, and individual stance—will play a significant role in reconceptualizing the present to imagine a different and better world. These essays examine fairy tales and other traditional forms of the fantastic and the real to offer alternative expressions of justice relevant to gender, sex, sexuality, environment, Indigeneity, class, ability, race, decolonizing, and human and nonhuman relations. By analyzing fairy tales and wonder texts from various media through an intersectional feminist lens, Pauline Greenhill and Jennifer Orme consider how wonder genres and forms blend with diverse conceptions of seeking and enacting justice. International collaborators—both established and emerging scholars who self-identify with different subjectivities, locations, and generations and come from an impressive range of inter/disciplines—engage with contemporary and historical texts from various languages and cultural contexts, including interventions, counterparts, and comparisons to the fairy tale. Just Wonder offers a critical look at how creative wondering can expand the ability to resist modes of oppression while fostering equity, as well as encourage curiosity and imagination. In a world that can be overwhelming and precarious, this book presents scholarly, artistic, personal, and collective-action interventions to identify and respond to injustice while centering wonder and, thus, imagination, questioning, and hope. Just Wonder will appeal to fairy-tale scholars; folklorists; students and scholars of film, media studies, and cultural studies; as well as a general audience.

Download or read book Goody Two Shoes written by Walter Crane and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN the reign of good Queen Bess, there was an honest, industrious countryman named Meanwell, who, living under a hard landlord, was cruelly turned out of his little farm, which had enabled him to support a wife and two children, called Tommy and Margery. Care and misfortune soon shortened his days; and his wife, not lone after, followed him to the crave. At her death the two poor children were left in a sad plight, and had to make all sorts of shifts to keep themselves from starving. They were also without proper clothes to keep them warm;-and as for shoes, they had not even two pairs between them; Tommy, who had to go about more than his sister, had a pair to himself, but little Margery for a long time wore but one shoe. ...

Download or read book Four Plays for Children written by Ethel Sidgwick and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shoes of Iron written by William McChesney Martin and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Stratford Devil written by Claude Clayton Smith and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1651, nearly half a century before the infamous witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts, a woman known as Goody Bassett was hanged for witchcraft in Stratford, Connecticut. In the spring of 2023, nearly four centuries later, the State of Connecticut absolved all those accused of witchcraft, removing the stigma that their families have needlessly borne. Few facts are known about Goody Bassett and the events surrounding her persecution. This haunting and moving novel, crafted from those few facts as well as detailed accounts of Stratford's early history, tells the tale of young Ruth Paine-later Goodwife Bassett-and how her singular experience beyond the confines of her Puritan world ultimately leads to her demise. Rich in historical insight, The Stratford Devil gives a touching look into the isolated world of an independent woman as she struggles to survive in circumstances beyond her control. With its focus on religion and terror, The Stratford Devil is a parable for our time.

Download or read book A Green Kind of Witch written by Sierra Cross and published by Enigmatic Books. This book was released on 2023-02-04 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Perils of a #SadBeige Upbringing... Born to a family of elegant yet shallow Beige Witches, seventeen year old Hazel loves brightly colored cupcakes. Her Beige game is so weak she's can't even pull off a proper messy bun spell, a level one hair glamour. Hazel 's resigned to never being good enough...till she discovers she was never meant to be a Beige Witch at all. But when her magical abilities take off, not everyone in Hazel's orbit is thrilled to see the forgotten middle sister finally owning her power. And at Blue Moon High, standing out can be a deadly curse. Is Hazel destined to be a magical outcast forever, or will she find her squad and a place she truly belongs? A snarky and emotional, low stakes fantasy, with notes of Cinderella + Mean Girls. Rated PG. Welcome to Blue Moon Bay, a cloudy, romantic, Oregon beach town where everyone's guarding a supernatural secret. With the help of a socially awkward shifter and an ex-cheerleading vampire, Hazel Greenwood solves magical mysteries and finds true love. And eats countless delectable pastries.

Download or read book Calligraphy of the Witch written by Alicia Gaspar de Alba and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being captured by pirates, Concepciâon Benavidez, a young Spanish girl who has been impregnated by the pirate captain, is sold as a slave to a prominent Puritan and finds herself accused of witchcraft by the residents of Salem Village.

Download or read book A Dark and Secret Magic written by Wallis Kinney and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the secrets her coven has been keeping from her, with echoes of the classic Hades and Persephone story, in the tradition of Practical Magic and Witch of Wild Things. Hecate Goodwin, Kate to her friends, has curated the perfect life as a hedge witch, living in a secluded cottage with only a black cat for company. She spends her days foraging herbs from the Ipswich forest, gardening, and creating tinctures to sell at the apothecary she owns. Most evenings pass without her speaking to another human being, an arrangement she quite prefers. Kate’s solitude is thrown into disarray when her older sister, Miranda, reaches out and asks her to host their coven’s annual Halloween gathering. The day marks the beginning of the new year for witches and is also Kate’s birthday. The pressure from her coven to make the evening memorable mounts as the event draws near. To complicate things further, a handsome man from Kate’s past turns up at her cottage, asking for sanctuary. It is Kate’s duty as a hedge witch to honor this request, much to her dismay. Matthew Cypher is no ordinary lost soul–he’s a practitioner of forbidden magic who’s tricked Kate once before, and her guard is up. As she juggles Matthew’s arrival and the preparations for Halloween, Kate comes across an old tome shrouded in dark magic. She is horrified when she realizes the blood-red inscription is written in familiar handwriting: her recently deceased mother’s. Afraid to even touch the dark magic her mother secretly studied, Kate can turn only to Matthew for help. Her idealized memory of her mother begins to distort, and as she and Matthew grow closer, Kate has to reevaluate whom she can really trust. A Dark and Secret Magic is a celebration of the Halloween season and a love letter to anyone who drinks pumpkin spice in August and carries the spirit of a witch inside their heart all year long.

Download or read book Witch Finder written by Sheri Lewis Wohl and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hereditary witch Tamsin Chaney didn’t ask to be the Keeper. But you don’t mess with centuries of tradition. Even though she’ll do everything in her power to keep the Witch Finders of the Dark Faction from gaining possession of the Book of Darkness, she’s just fine tucked away on her farm dispensing white magic to keep her community safe and healthy. Morrigan James, a Witch Finder of the White Faction, will stop at nothing to guard the Keeper and the sacred grimoire that holds the secrets to unleashing unstoppable evil into the world. The Dark Faction grows stronger and bolder, and time is growing short. Tamsin is in terrible danger, and Morrigan must protect her and the secrets she guards even if it costs Morrigan her life. As they grow ever closer, only Tamsin and Morrigan can stop the Dark Faction and fulfill the prophesy that will keep the world safe forever.

Download or read book Witch Blood written by Kate Gellar and published by Kate Gellar Books. This book was released on 2024-09-19 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can the electrifying chemistry between a good witch and a necromancer prevent a killer from reshaping their destiny? Magic meets mischief with Sylvie, the sassiest white witch in town, and Penley, a necromancer with a bone to pick—literally. When a murder shakes Sylvie’s adopted Irish village, the witch shifts gears to magical detective. Penley is first to be accused by the local coven, but he isn't the real culprit—someone's messing with the past. Sparks fly as eye-rolling Sylvie and smart-mouthed Penley begrudgingly join forces to find the real killer. This magical odd couple with undeniable attraction set off to chase the culprit into the past. As they navigate through magical misfires and unearth ancient secrets, Sylvie and Penley discover that they might have more in common than first thought. Can this mismatched pair connect to outwit the murderer and save white witch ancestors? Join Sylvie and Penley on a spellbinding roller coaster filled with laughs, love-hate attraction, and more than a touch of the supernatural. The romance is natural and slow burn over three books. Books 6-8 follow on from Abby and her guardians’ adventures in books 1-5, but can be enjoyed as a standalone, three-book story. Start with Witch Blood for this separate story, or at the beginning with Magic Destiny.

Download or read book The Worst Witch Strikes Again written by Jill Murphy and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catch up on Mildred Hubble’s magical adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred is back in trouble thanks to the new girl, Enid Nightshade, who isn’t as well behaved as she appears. The more Mildred tries to stay out of trouble, the more she finds herself in horrible situations. What can the disaster-prone worst witch do?

Download or read book Childhood and Children s Books in Early Modern Europe 1550 1800 written by Andrea Immel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of 14 original essays by historians and literary scholars explores childhood and children's books in Early Modern Europe, 1550-1800. The collection aims to reposition childhood as a compelling presence in early modern imagination--a ready emblem of innocence, mischief, and playfulness. The essays offer a wide-ranging basis for reconceptualizing the development of a separate literature for children as central to evolving early modern concepts of human development and socialization. Among the topics covered are constructs of literacy as revealed by the figure of Goody Two Shoes, notions of pedagogy and academic standards, a reception study of children's reading based on book purchases made by Rugby school boys in the late eighteenth-century, an analysis of the first international best-seller for children, the abbe Pluche's Spectacle de la nature, and the commodification of child performers in Jacobean comedies.

Download or read book A Fever in Salem written by Laurie M. Carlson and published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher. This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laurie Winn Carlson offers an innovative explanation for the madness behind the Salem Witch Trials.

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Download or read book Good Girls Wicked Witches written by Amy M. Davis and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-20 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth view of the way popular female stereotypes were reflected in—and were shaped by—the portrayal of women in Disney’s animated features. In Good Girls and Wicked Witches, Amy M. Davis re-examines the notion that Disney heroines are rewarded for passivity. Davis proceeds from the assumption that, in their representations of femininity, Disney films both reflected and helped shape the attitudes of the wider society, both at the time of their first release and subsequently. Analyzing the construction of (mainly human) female characters in the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio between 1937 and 2001, she attempts to establish the extent to which these characterizations were shaped by wider popular stereotypes. Davis argues that it is within the most constructed of all moving images of the female form—the heroine of the animated film—that the most telling aspects of Woman as the subject of Hollywood iconography and cultural ideas of American womanhood are to be found. “A fascinating compilation of essays in which [Davis] examined the way Disney has treated female characters throughout its history.” —PopMatters