The Salem witch hunt's modern lessons

The Boston Globe;  October 31, 1995 ;   Diego Ribadeneira, Globe Staff;   635 words ......was a bitter one in New England. And not just because...disturbing chronicle of the witch hunt, British novelist and...riveted and roiled New England. They come across as...theological motives for the witch hunt that make it easier...points out that the witch ...

A WITCH HUNT LONG BEFORE DAYS OF SALEM

The Boston Globe;  October 31, 2005 ;   Michael Kenney Globe Correspondent;   476 words ......the region's borders. And into those unsettled times, a witch hunt, trials, and hangings. Not Salem. That would be a half-centu...of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex from which so many of New England's colonists had come. England was "[sliding] into chaos...imps" and the rest the tortures and ...

Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692

Historical Journal of Massachusetts;  January 1, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   82 words ...Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692. Richard Godbeer. New York, 2004 (Oxford University...10016-4314). $20.00. Another witchcraft hysteria broke out in New England in 1692, although it never received the same historical attention...

NSW: Inquiry exposed as a witch hunt, Gallacher

AAP General News (Australia);  March 24, 2005 ;     180 words ......03-24-2005 NSW: Inquiry exposed as a witch hunt, Gallacher The state opposition says...been exposed as a shabby attempt and witch hunt after Opposition Leader JOHN BROGDEN...has used the inquiry as a front for a witch hunt against his parliamentary colleague...

RL: Players not promised money as witch hunt begins...

AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 12, 2001 ;     263 words ......07-12-2001 RL: Players not promised money as witch hunt begins By Darren Walton SYDNEY, July...Players' Association tonight launched a "witch hunt" aimed at exposing the party responsible...be talking to them. "I suppose it is a witch hunt (but) all we want to do is ensure the...

Qld: Maddock's investigation was not a witch hunt: Beattie

AAP General News (Australia);  September 23, 2004 ;     367 words ......Qld: Maddock's investigation was not a witch hunt: Beattie By Alex Murdoch BRISBANE, Sept...chief executive Greg Maddock had been a witch hunt. The chief executive of the southeast...government critics to call the investigation a witch hunt. But Mr Beattie today categorically ...

Fed: Fears water summit could be witch hunt

AAP General News (Australia);  November 6, 2006 ;     117 words ......11-06-2006 Fed: Fears water summit could be witch hunt CANBERRA, Nov 6 AAP - Queensland Nationals...Murray River states will not turn into a witch hunt. Senator Joyce said it was important...this water summit they don't go on a witch hunt and make some speculative arrangement...

FED: Suicide may have followed spy witch hunt

AAP General News (Australia);  June 17, 1999 ;     176 words ......06-17-1999 FED: Suicide may have followed spy witch hunt A senior defence commentator says the...officer in Washington might have followed a witch hunt sparked by the recent spy scandal. The...time. Mr O'CONNOR says he suspects a witch hunt following the WISPELAERE affair, trying...

The witch hunt and the crash. (campaign against organized labor; recent...

The Nation;  November 17, 1997 ;   Cockburn, Alexander;   787 words ......re over the edge of an old-fashioned witch hunt, and people should understand what the...are and what the battle is about. The witch hunt is against organized labor. Its prime...used to explain that all this is not a witch hunt but an entirely appropriate investigation...

Richard Godbeer. Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692.(Book...

Teaching History: A Journal of Methods;  September 22, 2006 ;   Bond, Edward L.;   520 words ......Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692. New York: Oxford...Magic and Religion in Early New England and Sexual Revolution in...Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692. While most students...familiar with the more famous witch hunt that took place in ...

Fed: Rape charges a witch hunt ATSIC chairman

AAP General News (Australia);  July 6, 2000 ;     166 words ......Australia) 07-06-2000 Fed: Rape charges a witch hunt ATSIC chairman ATSIC chairman GEOFF CLARK...Victorian police, saying he's a victim of a witch hunt by unnamed people. Mr CLARK has been...dismisses the allegations against him as a witch hunt and character assassination. Mr CLARK...

Qld: Beattie denies D'Arcy witch hunt claims

AAP General News (Australia);  November 24, 2003 ;     170 words ......2003 Qld: Beattie denies D'Arcy witch hunt claims Queensland Premier PETER BEATTIE has denied that there is a witch hunt against former state Labor MP and...says she her husband has suffered a witch hunt of unprecedented proportions. But...

Premiere Of "Witch Hunt" - Arrivals - TIFF 2008

Getty Images (by Event) Individuals;  September 7, 2008 ;   Teresa Barbieri;   52 words ...Premiere Of "Witch Hunt" - Arrivals - TIFF 2008 Full Size JPG (585 KB) TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: Actor Sean Penn arrives at the "Witch Hunt" premiere during 2008 Toronto International Film Festival held at AMC 6 Theatre on Septmeber 7, 2008 in...

NSW: Macquarie Fields inquiry exposed as a witch hunt: Gallacher

AAP General News (Australia);  March 24, 2005 ;     404 words ......Macquarie Fields inquiry exposed as a witch hunt: Gallacher SYDNEY, March 24 AAP - The...been exposed as a shabby attempt at a witch hunt after John Brogden, the state opposition...had used the inquiry as a front for a witch hunt against his parliamentary colleague...

Premiere Of "Witch Hunt" - After Party - TIFF 2008

Getty Images (by Event) Individuals;  September 8, 2008 ;   Teresa Barbieri;   56 words ...Premiere Of "Witch Hunt" - After Party - TIFF 2008 Full Size JPG (740 KB) TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 07: Actors Sean Penn (L) and Tim Robbins attend the "Witch Hunt" premiere after party during 2008 Toronto International Film Festival...