CURSED IN NEW ENGLAND

ISBN: 9781493032242 Géneros: HBJK:VXQ Sinópsis: New Englanders are always cursing But a colorful profanity uttered by some sterotypically taciturn old Yankee is usually more humorous than menacing Yet true maledictions the opposite of benedictions have frequently been spoken on New England soil curses intended to invoke evil injury or total destruction against other people Stories about preternatural revenge are numerous in Yankee lore with each New England state providing its favorites Youll read about curses that were followed by the strange disappearance of a father and daughter in Rhode Island mysterious afflictions in Massachusetts a river of death in Maine an unaccountable blight in New Hampshire unexplained madness in Connecticut and other eerie happenings from New Englands colorful history Some are well known at least regionally Others are nearly forgotten Within these pages storyteller Joseph A Citro vividly brings these tales to life letting us decide if these tales of woe were bad luck or something else