Curious Punishments of Bygone Days

Curious Punishments of Bygone DaysColonial American justice was harsh with transgressors: liars were bound to the whipping post and scolding women sentenced to the ducking stool. Derived from court records, newspapers, diaries, and letters, this illustrated volume offers authentic views of many traditional forms of chastisement. These punitive measures were taken against petty thieves, unruly servants, Sabbath breakers, revilers, gamblers, drunkards, ballad singers, fortune tellers,

25 in C Major

books on korans

books on lace knittings

attitude and originality

1973 second edition

It covers details of both construction and architectural ornamentation

these superbly written tales contain deeply perceptive philosophical reflections

Here are turn-of-the-century schoolchildren admiring the newly opened Library of Congress

"I Cannot Be Silent"

shenandoah valley

mathematical data

it was written to answer the need for an American version of the Koran in contemporary English