| Cry Witch!: The Salem Witchcraft Trials Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gain, Lawrence (Editor), Mofford, Juliet H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1932663185 ISBN-13: 9781932663181 Publisher: History Compass OUR PRICE: $7.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 Annotation: Amid a time of turmoil, the "afflicted girls" of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts cried out against scores of accused witches. Smallpox epidemics, drought, and Native American attacks unsettled Puritan society. Witch hysteria arose, then, with charges against a beggar and a slave and later swept up children and respected church members. Within a year, public reaction to the accusations -- and to the deaths of 20 people -- put an end to the witch trials. Court transcripts and contemporary accounts give insight into the events of 1692, from the words of those who lived and died during the trials. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
| Dewey: 133.430 |
| LCCN: 2007007219 |
| Series: Perspectives on History (History Compass) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.28 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Amid a time of turmoil, the afflicted girls of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts cried out against scores of accused witches. Smallpox epidemics, drought, and Native American attacks unsettled Puritan society. Witch hysteria arose, then, with charges against a beggar and a slave and later swept up children and respected church members. Within a year, public reaction to the accusations -- and to the deaths of 20 people -- put an end to the witch trials. Court transcripts and contemporary accounts give insight into the events of 1692, from the words of those who lived and died during the trials. |