Marilynne k roach biography samples

  • PERSONAL: Born July 15, , in Cambridge, MA; daughter of William Lawrence (a house painter) and Priscilla (Dunbar) Roach.
  • Marilynne K. Roach, a lifelong resident of Watertown, Massachusetts, is an independent scholar and works as both a historian and illustrator.
  • Marilynne Roach tells the story with rare detail and deep understanding.

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    Today's interview is with historian Maryland k. Roach. She works
    as a freelance writer, illustrator, researcher and presenter of talks
    on historical subjects, and she's written for The Boston Globe,
    the New York Historical Genealogical Register, and the Lizzie Board
    and Quarterly. She was a member of the Gallows Hill
    project that verified the correct site of the hangings, a

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    discovery that was listed by Archaeology Magazine as one of
    the world's ten most Important discoveries of two thousand seventeen.
    My producers Matt Frederick and Alex Williams had a chance
    to sit down with Maryland this past summer and I
    want to share that conversation with you today. So without
    further delay, let's get on with the show. This is

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    the Unobscured Interview series for season one. I'm Aaron Manky.

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    My name is Marilyn Roach, and I've been studyi

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    Roach, Marilynne K. –

    (Marilynne Kathleen Roach)

    PERSONAL: Born July 15, , in Cambridge, MA; daughter of William Lawrence (a house painter) and Priscilla (Dunbar) Roach. Education: Massachusetts College of Art, B.F.A., Religion: Christian.

    ADDRESSES: Home—Watertown, MA Agent—c/o Author Mail, Cooper Square Press, Forbes Blvd., Ste. , Lanham, MD

    CAREER: Mosaic Tile Co., Boston, MA, designer, –70; freelance writer and illustrator in Watertown, MA, –.

    AWARDS, HONORS: The Mouse and the Song was named a Children's Book Showcase title, ; Bread-loaf Writers' Conference fellowship,

    WRITINGS:

    The Mouse and the Song (for children), Parents' Magazine Press,

    (Adapter) Two Roman Mice (for children; based on the Latin story bygd Quintus Horatius Flaccus), Crowell (New York, NY),

    Dune Fox, Atlantic/Little, Brown (New York, NY),

    Encounters with the Invisible World (short stories), Crowell (New York, NY),

    Presto; or, The Adventures of a Turnspit Dog (for chil

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    —Bernard Rosenthal, SUNY Binghamton, author of Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of , and editor-in-chief of Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt: A Comprehensive and Newly Transcribed Edition of Legal Documents Pertaining to the Salem Witch Trials

    “American history sometimes forgets that we were a society before the American Revolution.  One of the more famous, and darker, events from this time was the Salem Witch Trials.  Marilynne K. Roach researched these trials so much that she brings us into the courtroom and lets us feel the pain of the six most famous women.  For a second, like witchcraft, we step into the shoes of Bridget Bishop and Ann Putnam, and feel how they felt on those final days.  The book is super detailed and fantastically informative on the subject.  For a novice, it’s an eye opening piece of work, especially with all the hard work that Roach obviously put into the book.  Each page drips with an honest and impartial narrative. . . .  You really feel lik