In curious ways, the trials would shape the future republic.Īs psychologically thrilling as it is historically seminal, THE WITCHES is Stacy Schiff's account of this fantastical story - the first great American mystery unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians. Like a notorious 1675 Swedish witch hunt (much referred to by Mather), it began with fabricating and possibly hysterical children: the 9-year-old daughter and 11-year-old niece of the parson of a. Aside from suffrage, the Salem Witch Trials represent the only moment when women played the central role in American history. Neighbors accused neighbors, parents and children each other. The panic spread quickly, involving the most educated men and prominent politicians in the colony. It ended less than a year later, but not before 19 men and women had been hanged and an elderly man crushed to death. It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. The Witches: Salem, 1692 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the 1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. Why should I read it 1 author picked In the Shadow of Salem as one of their favorite books, and they share why you. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the #1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials.

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