Signs, Cures, and Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore
By: Gerald C. Milnes
4.00
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
The persecution of Old World German Protestants and Anabaptists in the seventeenth century--followi…
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Format: 256 pages, Paperback
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2. Signs, Cures, and Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore
By: Gerald C. Milnes
4.00
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
The persecution of Old World German Protestants and Anabaptists in the seventeenth century--followi… read more
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Format: 24 pages,
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4. A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
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Format: 272 pages,
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5. Orwell's Roses
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Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"In the year 1936 a writer planted roses." So begins Rebecca Solnit's new book, a reflection on Geo… read more
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"He asked that roses be planted on his grave. When I checked, a few years ago, a scrappy red rose was blooming there."-Rebecca Solnit, Orwell's Roses
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“A masterfully blend of history, mythology, spell work and personal anecdote that beautifully explo… read more
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7. Domestic Revolution
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8. Brigid's Light: Tending the Ancestral Flame of the Beloved Celtic Goddess
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