Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind The 1692 Witch Hunt
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Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind The 1692 Witch Hunt

Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche. During the 1692 witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested. An estimated 25 million Americans€"including author Diane Foulds€"are descended from the twenty individuals executed. What happened to our ancestors? Death in Salem is the first book to take a clear-eyed look at this complex time, by examining the lives of the witch trial participants from a personal perspective.  

 

Massachusetts settlers led difficult lives; every player in the Salem drama endured hardships barely imaginable today. Mercy Short, one of the €œbewitched€ girls, watched as Indians butchered her parents; Puritan minister Cotton Mather outlived all but three of his fifteen children. Such tragedies shaped behavior and, as Foulds argues, ultimately played a part in the witch hunt€s outcome. A compelling €œwho€s who€ to Salem witchcraft, Death in Salem profiles each of these historical personalities as it asks: Why was this person targeted?

  • TitleDeath in Salem: The Private Lives Behind The 1692 Witch Hunt
  • BrandGlobe Pequot
  • ManufacturerGlobe Pequot Press
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • ReleaseDate2013-08-06T00:00:01Z
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  • UPCs024933784974
  • EANs9780762784974