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Murder & Mayhem in Essex County
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The idea of a criminal record originated in the early seventeenth century when the magistrates of the Massachusetts Bay Colony began recording dates, places, victims and criminals. Despite, or perhaps because of, the strict code of the Puritans, some early settlers earned quite the rap sheet that landed them either in the stocks or at the end of a noose. With biting wit and an eye for the macabre, local author Robert Wilhelm traces the first documented cases of murder and mayhem in Essex County, Massachusetts. Discover the story of Hannah Duston's revenge on her Abenaki Indian captors, why the witchcraft hysteria hung over Salem and Andover and how Rachel Wall made her living as a pirate. Decide for yourself whether the accused are guilty or if history lends itself to something else entirely.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In his book “Murder & Mayhem in Essex Country”, Robert Wilhelm gives us fourteen short stories on the macabre, but interesting history of northeastern Massachusetts. I have lived in Essex County for my whole life and I knew very few of these stories. I recommend this book to any student of history and those of us captivated by the evil that men (and women) do.