Witchcraft in Illinois A Cultural History
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Davies, Owen author.
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[s.l.] : The History Press, 2017.
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E-Book
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9781439662588
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Although Illinois saw no dramatic witch trials, witchcraft has been a part of Illinois history and culture from French exploration to the present day. On the Illinois frontier, pioneers pressed silver dimes into musket balls to ward off witches, while farmers dutifully erected fence posts according to phases of the moon. In 1904, the quiet town of Quincy was shocked to learn of Bessie Bement's suicide, after the young woman sought help from a witch doctor to break a hex. In turn-of-the-century Chicago, Lauron William de Laurence's occult publishing house churned out manuals for performing bizarre rituals intended to attract love and exact revenge. For the first time in print, Michael Kleen presents the full story of the Prairie State's dalliance with the dark arts.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kleen, M., & Davies, O. (2017). Witchcraft in Illinois: A Cultural History . The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kleen, Michael and Owen Davies. 2017. Witchcraft in Illinois: A Cultural History. [s.l.]: The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kleen, Michael and Owen Davies. Witchcraft in Illinois: A Cultural History [s.l.]: The History Press, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Kleen, M. and Davies, O. (2017). Witchcraft in illinois: a cultural history. [s.l.]: The History Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kleen, Michael, and Owen Davies. Witchcraft in Illinois: A Cultural History The History Press, 2017.
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