The Salem witch trials: a reference guide

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Offers a broad overview of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, providing information on the factors that led to the trials, their impact on American history, early interpretations of the trials, and other related topics.

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Full title :The Salem witch trials : a reference guide / K. David Goss.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
Place of Publication:Westport, CT
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 189 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780313320958, 0313320950
oclc:ocn166390614
LC Classification:KFM2478.8.W5
Dewey Decimal:133.4/3097445

The origins of Puritan belief in witchcraft -- The accusations -- Early interpretations of the Salem witch trials -- Contemporary interpretations of the Salem witchcraft episode -- The impact of the Salem witch trials on later generations.

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Hexenprozess History HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, So… HISTORY -- Colonial Period (1600-1775) … Massachusetts -- Salem Nonfiction Procès (Sorcellerie) -- Massachusetts Salem (Mass.) Sorcellerie -- Histoire. -- Massachuset… Trials (Witchcraft) Trials (Witchcraft) -- History Trials (Witchcraft) -- Massachusetts Witchcraft Witchcraft -- History. -- Massachusetts Witchcraft -- History. -- Salem (Mass.)