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The Story of the Salem Witch Trials

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Between June 10 and September 22, 1692, nineteen people were hanged for practicing witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. One person used to be pressed to death, and over 150 others were jailed, where still others died. The Story of the Salem Witch Trials is a history of that event. It provides a much needed synthesis of the most contemporary scholarship at the subject, places the trials into the context of the Great European Witch-Hunt, and relates the events of 1692 to witch-hunting during seventeenth century New England.


This complex and difficult subject is covered in a uniquely accessible manner that captures all of the drama that surrounded the Salem witch trials. From starting to end, the reader is carried along by the author’s powerful narration and mastery of the subject. At the same time as covering the subject in impressive detail, Bryan Le Beau maintains a broad standpoint on events, and wherever conceivable, lets the historical characters speak for themselves. Le Beau highlights the decisions made by individuals liable for the trials that helped turn what might have been a minor event into a crisis that has held the imagination of students of American history.

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