The Witches Suspicion Betrayal and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff
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The Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Cleopatra the 1 national bestseller unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. It began in 1692 over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter when a ministers daughter began to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later but not before 19 men and women had been hanged and an elderly man crushed to death. The panic spread quickly involving the most educated men and prominent politicians in the colony. Neighbors accused neighbors parents and children each other. Aside from suffrage the Salem Witch Trials represent the only moment when women played the central role in American history. In curious ways the trials would shape the future republic. As psychologically thrilling as it is historically seminal The Witches is Stacy Schiffs account of this fantastical story the first great American mystery unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians. show more
Condition : New
Author : Stacy Schiff
Weight : 574
Publisher : BACK BAY BOOKS
Language : English
EAN : 9780316200592
ISBN10 : 031620059X
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20130228
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 140 X 208 X 36mm