In the Devil's Snare

The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

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In the Devil's Snare

The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

  • 3.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 11 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

"In January 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts, two young girls began to suffer from inexplicable fits. Seventeen months later, after legal action had been taken against 144 people - 20 of them put to death - the ignominious Salem witchcraft trials finally came to an end.".

"Now, Mary Beth Norton - one of our most admired historians - gives us a unique account of the events at Salem, helping us to understand them as they were understood by those who lived through the frenzy. Describing the situation from a seventeenth-century perspective, Norton examines the crucial turning points, the accusers, the confessors, the judges, and the accused, among whom were thirty-eight men.

She shows how the situation spiraled out of control following a cascade of accusations beginning in mid-April. She explores the role of gossip and delves into the question of why women and girls under the age of twenty-five, who were the most active accusers and who would normally be ignored by male magistrates, were suddenly given absolute credence."--BOOK JACKET.

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Vintage
Language
English
Pages
448

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Cover of: In the Devil's Snare
In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
October 14, 2003, Vintage
in English
Cover of: In the Devil's Snare
In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
September 10, 2002, Knopf
in English
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In the devil's snare: the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692
2002, Alfred A. Knopf
in English - 1st ed.
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In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
2002, Knoft
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"About noon, in heavy snow, when (in the words of a contemporary historian) "the Inhabitants were in their unguarded Houses, here and their scattered , Quiet and Secure." about 150 Indians led by Madockawando, a sachem of the Penobscot band of the Wabanakis, took York completely by surprise."

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BF1575.N67 2002

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OL7426396M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
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ISBN 13
9780375706905
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13471
Goodreads
105797

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About noon, in heavy snow, when (in the words of a contemporary historian) "the Inhabitants were in their unguarded Houses, here and their scattered , Quiet and Secure." about 150 Indians led by Madockawando, a sachem of the Penobscot band of the Wabanakis, took York completely by surprise.
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