Puritan Leveretts

Puritan Leveretts - KINDLE SPECIAL - 99c through the month of August
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A chance to show a little of the work I've done. I grew up in a family where we had these stories about the early Leveretts, and the great fight with Cotton Mather, etc. Finally I just did research on it. It's not absolutely clear that we are descended from the first two, Thomas and John, who I'm named after, and it's definitely true that we're not descended from John the President of Harvard, a founder of secular education in the colonies. Nevertheless we kind of claim them, and they are very interesting, and they played a major role in the development of Puritan Massachusetts. Exactly what that link is, is also well worth exploring. I believe it was John the President's sister, and I actually believe that I found her, and I have no idea why she'd move up toward Salem just as the witch trials were happening. Well, I have some idea, but it's all lost in very obscure Puritan journals.

Judy's

summer of 26

Beasts of Ayutthaya

Beasts of Ayutthaya

Three retellings of Beauty and the Beast

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A beautiful young woman falls in love with a beast - what could possibly go wrong? These three tales explore that question, in the light of Disney's classic animation and the original 1740 tale, along with a few other variations. It seems it's more common than you think. Beasts can be charming, handsome in their own way, intelligent, loyal, fiercely protective....yet they can kill without hesitation or guilt. They may of course turn into a prince - but is that so great? Visit 18th century Siam (Thailand) for these variations. Be Our Guest, White Elephant, and The Halberd give you some idea of the importance of elephants and tigers in ancient Thai culture, and tell tales that are worth comparing to the tales we know.

No Kings 3-28

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