Narratives of the New England Witchcraft Cases

by George Lincoln Burr and George Lincoln Burr

Book Overview

A rising tide of witchcraft hysteria overwhelmed the sober Puritan communities of 17th-century New England, culminating in the notorious Salem witch trials of 1692. Rooted in religious zealotry as well as political friction and property disputes, the witch-hunts ranged beyond the gallows to ruin countless innocent lives. Voices from both sides of the controversy can be heard within this compilation of revealing documents from one of American history's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486420558
• ISBN13: 9780486420554
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 8.4"