Schiff, Stacy

The witches : Salem, 1692 / Stacy Schiff. - First edition. - New York : Little Brown and Company , 2015 - 498 p. : illus. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographic references (pages 481-482) and index.

The diseases of astonishment -- That old deluder -- The working of wonders -- One of you is a devil -- The wizard -- A suburb of hell -- Now they say there is above seven hundred in all -- In these hellish meetings -- Our case is extraordinary -- Published to prevent false reports -- That dark and mysterious season -- A long train of miserable consequences.

Stacy Schiff analyzes the Salem Witch Trials to offer key insights into the role of women in its events while explaining how its tragedies became possible.


English.

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Trials (Witchcraft)---Massachusetts---Salem---17th century
Witchcraft---Massachusetts---Salem
Women---History---Massachusetts---Salem---17th century

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