The Salem witch trials reader
For those fascinated by the Salem witch trials, this is compelling reading and the sourcebook
History
1 online resource (441 pages)
9780786748389, 0786748389
818854806
Acknowledgments xiii; The Salem Witch-Hunt Death Toll xv; Introduction xvii; Chronology xix; PART I: The Background, 1; Chapter 1 Witchcraft, 3; Chapter 2 The Massachusetts Bay Colony, 25; PART II: The Witch-Hunt, 55; Chapter 3 The Guilt of Innocent Blood, 59; PART III: The Hunter and The Hunted, 115; Chapter 4 Samuel Parris (1653-1720), 117; Chapter 5 George Burroughs (1650-1692), 177; PART IV: The Historians, 213; Chapter 6 Myth and Reality, 215; PART V: Fiction, 307; Chapter 7 Pulp to Masterpieces, 309; Notes 391; Bibliography 397; Index 401