Rachel Dyer 1828 by John Neal - Portland Maine Witchcraft Occult Quakers Salem

Description: Rachel Dyer: A North American Story 1828 (1st edition) by John Neal. Scarce novel, dealing with early settlers, witchcraft, Quakers, etc. John Neal (1793 -1876), born in Portland Maine (then part of Massachusetts) was an author and literary critic. He is credited as being the first American author to employ colloquialism in his writing, breaking with more formal traditions in literature. He was an early women's rights advocate, prohibitionist, temperance advocate, opponent of dueling, accomplished lawyer, boxer, and architect. In RACHEL DYER, Neal describes the Salem Witch trials of the 1690's; using the incidents that occur, the extraordinary phenomena, the 'unnatural' things, witchcraft, violence and death, to form the landscape. He emphasizes that Salem is inhabited by wise and learned people. But the wilderness now overtakes the civilized and pervades the small social microcosm that is Salem, affecting the minds of the learned as well as those of the ignorant. The contagion is apparent in the behavior of the city Fathers, the savages and the Quakers alike. The cover is coming loose from the spine. The pages have foxing throughout. There are some minor stains. The last blank page is ripped/crumpled. I tried to show all the flaws in the photos. The binding is still intact, all pages present.

Price: 1000 USD

Location: Troy, Maine

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