I’m researching colonial America, and just spent the morning reading a book written in 1660, by one Thomas White. The full title doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue, but here it is: A Manual for Parents: Wherein is Set Down… Read More
Daniel Defoe, writer of Robinson Crusoe (1660 – 1731) was put into the pillory for three consecutive days (for an hour per day), for writing a satire about church intolerance.