Dark History of Penns Woods
Dark History of Penns Woods When ships under the command of white Europeans first sailed into the Delaware Bay in 1609, southeastern Pennsylvania's documented history of the strange and unusual…
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Dark History of Penns Woods
When ships under the command of white Europeans first sailed into the Delaware Bay in 1609, southeastern Pennsylvania's documented history of the strange and unusual began. All stories are meticulously researched and placed within the greater context of Pennsylvania and world history. This book tackles seven true "dark histories" from Chester and Delaware counties, which include tales of murder, witchcraft, cannibalism, tragic accidents and macabre events that actually happened in the Greater Philadelphia region.
The trial and execution of a woman for killing her infants is placed within the context of the rights of women in early America and how the court system failed them. For example, the murder of three children by an indentured servant is placed within the context the kidnapping of children into servitude in England for sale to the Americas. The treatment of witchcraft is placed