Samuel Eaton's Day; A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy
 

    This book provides readers with a delightful look into the life of a seven year old boy living in Plymoth Plantation during colonial times. Samuel Eaton and his family came to America on the Mayflower when he was still a baby. The book begins with Samuel's morning duties. After breakfast, Samuel leaves to begin his first day working in the rye fields. He has been looking forward to this day for a long time. Samuel has an exhausting, yet successful day in the fields. He returns home to play with his younger sister and to eat the evening meal. Samuel retires for the day with high hopes for his next visit to the fields. Also included in this book is a section of historical information on the people and events of the colonial times.
 

    Molly Bannaky
 

    Molly Walsh was a seventeen year old dairymaid, living in England during the late seventeenth century. Molly is wrongly accused of stealing milk from the lord of her manor. The penalty for this crime is death, but Molly's sentence is lessened because she can read from the Bible. As her punishment, Molly was exiled from England and sent to America for seven years of bondage. Molly began working for a farmer in Maryland. When she had served her time, she was set free to begin a new life. Molly settles on a plot of land, and her neighbors assist her with starting a farm. Soon, Molly discovers that she needs more help to clear her land, so she buys a slave. This slave, Bannaky, helps Molly in exchange for her promise to free him soon. Molly and Bannaky grow to love each other, and they declare this by exchanging wedding vows. This practice was practically unheard of during that time, but it did not stop Molly and Bannaky. They raised a family, and eventually Bannaky passed away. Molly and their dauaghters continued to lead prosperous and happy lives.
 

          Witch Hunt; It Happened in Salem Village
 

    In Salem, Massachusets, in 1692, strange things started hapenning to some young girls. The calm Puritan way of life was being interrupted by unprevoked outbursts from a group of girls. Doctors could not pin point any problems with the girls, so the town minister called on his fellow clergy members for assistance. The girls were screaming, crying and falling down for no apparent reason. Sometimes they would even speak in nonsese words. The Salem community soon came to the conclusion that the girls had been bewitched. With a little bit of suggestion from villagres, the girls began naming people who they believed were witches. Soon, the girls story fell apart. It became clear that they had been lying to cover up another secret. But, they girls changed their story again, and the villagers believed them again. Almost one hundred people had been arrested under suspicion of witchcraft. The girls were the key witnesses during the witch trials of Salem. Accusing people of witchcraft became the popular thing to do in Salem, and soon, over two hundred people had been arrested, and over twenty had died. The clergy began thinking that the trials were getting out of hand. With this, the trials ended, and life returned to the calmness that it had been before all the chaos.
 
 
 
 

Section 1	Samuel Eaton's Day pp.1-19
Section 2	Samuel Eaton's Day pp. 20-34
Section 3	Molly Bannaky pp.1-14
Section 4	Molly Bannaky pp.15-28
Section 5	Witch Hunt pp.1-12
Section 6	Witch Hunt pp. 13-21
Section 7	Witch Hunt pp.22-35
Section 8	Witch Hunt pp.36-48