Michael Bell
Author
Language
English
Description
"For nineteenth-century New Englanders, 'vampires' lurked behind tuberculosis. To try to rid their houses and communities of the scourge of the wasting disease, families sometimes relied on folk practices, including exhuming and partially consuming boddies of the deceased. Author and folklorist Michael E. Bell spent twenty years pursuing stories of the vampire in New England. In this book, he shows that the belief in vampires was widespread, and,...
3) Cuba
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Take a tour of Cuba to learn about its history and culture and find out what it is like to live there."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
These stories of vampire legends and gruesome nineteenth-century practices is "a major contribution to the study of New England folk beliefs" (The Boston Globe).
For nineteenth-century New Englanders, "vampires" lurked behind tuberculosis. To try to rid their houses and communities from the scourge of the wasting disease, families sometimes relied on folk practices, including exhuming and consuming the bodies of the deceased. Folklorist...
For nineteenth-century New Englanders, "vampires" lurked behind tuberculosis. To try to rid their houses and communities from the scourge of the wasting disease, families sometimes relied on folk practices, including exhuming and consuming the bodies of the deceased. Folklorist...
15) Haunted RI
Language
English
Description
Paranormal investigation of the Exeter grave site of Rhode Island's "last vampire", Mercy Brown and investigations of Ramtail Factory in Foster, RI.
Publisher
The Council
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Based on the Council's 30th anniversary grants initiative that invited projects on the subject of freedom; papers presented by scholars representing the six projects that received grants. Authors are: Daniel Weisman, Lawrence E. Rothstein, Paul Buhle, Mairéad Byrne, Daniel Scott, Joanne Pope Melish and Michael Bell.
Publisher
Classic Media
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The saga begins tells the story of a brave team of space explorers: Keith, Lance, Sven, Hunk ,and Pidge, who search for the keys to five mythical robot lions on the planet Arus. Arus has been destroyed by the armies of King Zarkon and his use of giant robeast monsters created by the witch Haggar. The planet's only hope lies in the discovery of the five robot lions, which combine together to form the mighty robot Voltron: Defender of the Universe!
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Four million years after crash-landing on an unfamiliar planet, sentient robots with the ability to disguise themselves as common vehicles awaken on present-day Earth. Engaged in a crucial race to find a new energy source for their home planet of Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots must defend the innocent people of Earth against their archnemeses, Megatron and the power-hungry Decepticons.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Four million years after crash-landing on an unfamiliar planet, sentient robots with the ability to disguise themselves as common vehicles awaken on present-day Earth. Engaged in a crucial race to find a new energy source for their home planet of Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the heroic Autobots must defend the innocent people of Earth against their archnemeses, Megatron and the power-hungry Decepticons.
