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"In January 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts, two young girls began to suffer from inexplicable fits. Seventeen months later, after legal action had been taken against 144 people - 20 of them put to death - the ignominious Salem witchcraft trials finally came to an end.".
"Now, Mary Beth Norton - one of our most admired historians - gives us a unique account of the events at Salem, helping us to understand them as they were understood by those who lived through the frenzy. Describing the situation from a seventeenth-century perspective, Norton examines the crucial turning points, the accusers, the confessors, the judges, and the accused, among whom were thirty-eight men.
She shows how the situation spiraled out of control following a cascade of accusations beginning in mid-April. She explores the role of gossip and delves into the question of why women and girls under the age of twenty-five, who were the most active accusers and who would normally be ignored by male magistrates, were suddenly given absolute credence."--BOOK JACKET.
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In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
October 14, 2003, Vintage
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In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
2002, Knoft
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In the devil's snare: the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692
2002, Alfred A. Knopf
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