| The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege Contributor(s): Roach, Marilynne K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589791320 ISBN-13: 9781589791329 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: The Salem Witch Trials is based on over twenty-five years of archival research--including the author's discovery of previously unknown documents--newly found cases and court records. From January 1692 to January 1697 this history unfolds a nearly day-by-day narrative of the crisis as the citizens of New England experienced it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies |
| Dewey: 133.430 |
| LCCN: 2002004682 |
| Physical Information: 1.54" H x 6.32" W x 8.92" (2.18 lbs) 688 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on twenty-seven years of original archival research, including the discovery of previously unknown documents, this day-by-day narrative of the hysteria that swept through Salem Village in 1692 and 1693 reveals new connections behind the events, and shows how rapidly a community can descend into bloodthirsty madness. Roach opens her work with chapters on the history of the Puritan colonies of New England, and explains how these people regarded the metaphysical and the supernatural. The account of the days from January 1692 to March 1693 keeps in order the large cast of characters, places events in their correct contexts, and occasionally contradicts earlier assumptions about the gruesome events. The last chapter discusses the remarkable impact of the events, pointing out how the 300th anniversary of the trials made headlines in Japan and Australia. |