Escaping Salem: The Other Witch Hunt of 1692
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- Synopsis
- In the spring of 1692, a servant girl in Stamford, Connecticut, began to have strange fits of writhing and shrieking. Her case soon captured the attention of ministers and magistrates, as it appeared to be the result of witchcraft. Two hundred miles to the north, eastern Massachusetts was in the throes of a witchcraft crisis that cost the lives of twenty people and left 150 in jail for months. Despite the furor over Kate Branch in Stamford, Connecticut did not fall prey to witchcraft hysteria. Godbeer recreates the Stamford case in vivid detail, and offers theories to explain why Connecticut did not become another Salem.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 184 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780195161304
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/14/07
- Copyrighted By:
- Oxford University Press, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Amber W
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.