My familiarity with the topic of witches is limited to an excellent production of Arthur Miller’s _The Crucible_ that I saw at Steppenwolf a few years back. It seemed well-researched from a historical standpoint, but it could also be taken as a metaphor for the anti-Communist hysteria that was swirling around in his day. Recommended if you get a chance to see it (I’m not so good with reading plays).
Those witch books sound interesting. If you need any books on the revolution, here are some good ones. The Widow Washington by Martha Saxton, Revolutionary Backlash by Rosemarie Zagarri, Liberty's Exiles by Maya Jasanoff, When the United States Spoke French by Francois Furstenburg, Brothers at Arms by Larrie Ferreiro, The Men Who Lost America by Andrew O'Shaughnessy, The Howe Dynasty by Julie Flavell, Cornwallis by C Richard Middleton, Rochambeau by Jini Jones Vail, Hero of Two Worlds by Mike Duncan, Passionate Sage by Joseph Ellis, and Rush by Stephen Fried.
I love the topic you’ll be focusing on! 😍 Stacy Schiff’s The Witches was the book that first got me into reading history a couple of years ago! For this quarter I’ll be reading a book about women healers in New Spain and it has a chapter on if they were perceived as witches. (Not precisely witchy history because there’s not a tradition for witch hunting in this part of the world, but kind of related 😝🤓)
@@passageoftime8561 It's sadly in Spanish and not translated :( I'll be reading mostly books in Spanish this quarter, so I'm hoping to do detailed wrap-ups!
For quarter 3 I've decided to focus on the French Revolution. I'm starting on _Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution,_ by R. R. Palmer, which relates the stories of the members of the CPS, the Committee for Public Safety, the architects of the Terror in the years 1793-1795.
Great recommendations as always Erica. I’m kind of bouncing around a bit between periods too but I don’t think anyone will call me on it 😉
I need to read Hutton’s book on The Witch. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Lakota and Comanche books,
Will do! Thank you for watching. 😊
Really enjoyed that, thank you. I really would like to read more about the Salem Witch trials in Q3
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching. Let me know if you pick anything up on Salem.
My familiarity with the topic of witches is limited to an excellent production of Arthur Miller’s _The Crucible_ that I saw at Steppenwolf a few years back. It seemed well-researched from a historical standpoint, but it could also be taken as a metaphor for the anti-Communist hysteria that was swirling around in his day. Recommended if you get a chance to see it (I’m not so good with reading plays).
Thank you for the recommendation, I'll check it out. I read The Crucible in high school and enjoyed studying it. Thank you for watching!
Those witch books sound interesting. If you need any books on the revolution, here are some good ones. The Widow Washington by Martha Saxton, Revolutionary Backlash by Rosemarie Zagarri, Liberty's Exiles by Maya Jasanoff, When the United States Spoke French by Francois Furstenburg, Brothers at Arms by Larrie Ferreiro, The Men Who Lost America by Andrew O'Shaughnessy, The Howe Dynasty by Julie Flavell, Cornwallis by C Richard Middleton, Rochambeau by Jini Jones Vail, Hero of Two Worlds by Mike Duncan, Passionate Sage by Joseph Ellis, and Rush by Stephen Fried.
So many good recommendations - thank you! 😍
I love the topic you’ll be focusing on! 😍 Stacy Schiff’s The Witches was the book that first got me into reading history a couple of years ago! For this quarter I’ll be reading a book about women healers in New Spain and it has a chapter on if they were perceived as witches. (Not precisely witchy history because there’s not a tradition for witch hunting in this part of the world, but kind of related 😝🤓)
Awesome! Which book is that? I will have to check it out.
@@passageoftime8561 It's sadly in Spanish and not translated :( I'll be reading mostly books in Spanish this quarter, so I'm hoping to do detailed wrap-ups!
For quarter 3 I've decided to focus on the French Revolution. I'm starting on _Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution,_ by R. R. Palmer, which relates the stories of the members of the CPS, the Committee for Public Safety, the architects of the Terror in the years 1793-1795.
Those sound excellent. I will check then out, I want to learn more about the French Revolution. Thanks for sharing and watching!