That is what Beth M Caruso has done so very well in One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging. It’s always fascinating to see how an author has created an absorbing and informative story around some obscure historical person. Reviewed by Viga Boland for Readers' Favorite Beth lives in New England with her family. She is currently finishing her second novel, a story that takes place in colonial New Amsterdam and Connecticut. Her latest passion is to discover and convey important stories of women in American history. Beth is currently working with others to create a memorial for Connecticut's witch trial victims.Īside from writing, Beth’s interests include aromatherapy, travel, and gardening. Despite many historical clues about the event, gaps remained and had to be filled in with creative inventions. Few written records remain, so Beth applied in-depth detective work to find out Alice's probable history. Beth became determined to research the largely unknown history about the case and present Alice's story to readers in One of Windsor. She later obtained Masters degrees in Nursing and Public Health.īeth was shocked and disturbed to learn that the first person to die for witchcraft crimes in colonial America was Alice Young of Windsor, Connecticut in 1647. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Literature and Hispanic Studies from the University of Cincinnati. Caruso grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and spent her childhood writing puppet shows and witches’ cookbooks.
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