Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche.
Massachusetts settlers led difficult lives;.
What happened to our ancestors? Death in Salem is the first book to take a clear-eyed look at this complex time, by examining the Lives of the Witch trial participants from a personal perspective.
An estimated 25 million Americans--including author Diane Foulds--are descended from the twenty individuals executed.
During the 1692 Witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested.
A compelling who\'s who to Salem witchcraft, Death in Salem profiles each of these historical personalities as it asks: Why was this person targeted? Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche.
Such tragedies shaped behavior and, as Foulds argues, ultimately played a part in the Witch hunt\'s outcome.
Mercy Short, one of the bewitched girls, watched as Indians butchered her parents
Puritan minister Cotton Mather outlived all but three of his fifteen children.
Massachusetts settlers led difficult lives; every player in the Salem drama endured hardships barely imaginable today.
What happened to our ancestors? Death in Salem is the first book to take a clear-eyed look at this complex time, by examining the Lives of the Witch trial participants from a personal perspective.
An estimated 25 million Americans--including author Diane Foulds--are descended from the twenty individuals executed.
During the 1692 Witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested.
A compelling who\'s who to Salem witchcraft, Death in Salem profiles each of these historical personalities as it asks: Why was this person targeted? Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche.
Such tragedies shaped behavior and, as Foulds argues, ultimately played a part in the Witch hunt\'s outcome.
Mercy Short, one of the bewitched girls, watched as Indians butchered her parents
Puritan minister Cotton Mather outlived all but three of his fifteen children.
Massachusetts settlers led difficult lives; every player in the Salem drama endured hardships barely imaginable today.
What happened to our ancestors? Death in Salem is the first book to take a clear-eyed look at this complex time, by examining the Lives of the Witch trial participants from a personal perspective.
An estimated 25 million Americans-including author Diane Foulds-are descended from the twenty individuals executed.
During the 1692 Witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested.
Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche
