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_bS35 2015
082 1 _a345.7445 SCH
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100 1 _aSchiff, Stacy
245 1 4 _aThe witches :
_bSalem, 1692
_c/ Stacy Schiff.
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aNew York
_b: Little Brown and Company
_c, 2015
300 _a498 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographic references (pages 481-482) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 3 _aStacy 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.
546 _aEnglish.
650 4 _aTrials (Witchcraft)
_z-Massachusetts
_z-Salem
_y-17th century
650 4 _aWitchcraft
_z-Massachusetts
_z-Salem
650 4 _aWomen
_z-Massachusetts
_z-Salem
_x-History
_y-17th century
942 _cMO
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