Author: Deodat LawsonPublisher:
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Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A Brief and True Narrative of Some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Witchcraft, at Salem Village: which Happened from the Nineteenth of March, to the Fifth of April, 1692
Author: Deodat LawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706
Author: George Lincoln BurrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Narratives of the New England Witchcraft Cases
Author: George Lincoln BurrPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486167380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
This volume recaptures the voices from both sides of the controversy with 13 original narratives by judges, ministers, the accused, and others involved in the trials and persecution of the accused.
The Literature of Witchcraft in New England
Author: Justin WinsorPublisher:
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Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Satan and Salem
Author: Benjamin C. RayPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813937086
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The result of a perfect storm of factors that culminated in a great moral catastrophe, the Salem witch trials of 1692 took a breathtaking toll on the young English colony of Massachusetts. Over 150 people were imprisoned, and nineteen men and women, including a minister, were executed by hanging. The colonial government, which was responsible for initiating the trials, eventually repudiated the entire affair as a great "delusion of the Devil." In Satan and Salem, Benjamin Ray looks beyond single-factor interpretations to offer a far more nuanced view of why the Salem witch-hunt spiraled out of control. Rather than assigning blame to a single perpetrator, Ray assembles portraits of several major characters, each of whom had complex motives for accusing his or her neighbors. In this way, he reveals how religious, social, political, and legal factors all played a role in the drama. Ray’s historical database of court records, documents, and maps yields a unique analysis of the geographic spread of accusations and trials, ultimately showing how the witch-hunt resulted in the execution of so many people—far more than any comparable episode on this side of the Atlantic. In addition to the print volume, Satan and Salem will also be available as a linked e-book offering the reader the opportunity to investigate firsthand the primary sources and maps on which Ray’s groundbreaking argument rests. Learn more at satanandsalem.org.
A Guide to Massachusetts Local History
Author: Charles Allcott FlaggPublisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Original Narratives of Early American History: Narratives of the Indian Wars, 1675-1699
Author: John Franklin JamesonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Bibliographer's Manual of American History: F-L. nos. 1601-3103. 1907
Author: Stanislaus Vincent HenkelsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases, 1648-1706
Author: George Lincoln BurrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Witchcraft
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description