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" Documents of the Salem witch trials / "
K. David Goss.
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845960
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Documents of the Salem witch trials /\ K. David Goss.
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Barbara, California :: ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,, [2018]
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, ©2018
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Eyewitness to history
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1 online resource (li, 181 pages)
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1440853215
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: 9781440853210
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1440853207
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9781440853203
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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February to May 1692 -- June to July, 1692 -- August to December, 1692 -- Post-Salem witch trials : the aftermath -- Conclusion -- Annotated bibliography.
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| Abstract
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The Salem witch trials are one of the most fascinating events in American history. Despite being commonly covered in school curricula, the nature of the trials are often misunderstood. This book enables readers to get unique perspective and insight into the nature of this event through a representative selection of primary source materials, each of which is prefaced with explanatory editorial comments. The result is a work that clarifies the belief systems and religious and social culture of 17th century Massachusetts and places them into a comprehensible context to make sense of how the Salem witch trials came to happen. The book provides an introductory overview of the Salem witch trials, which is followed by an array of primary sources that tell the Salem story in the words of both the accusers and the victims of that episode. Editorial commentary accompanies each of the documents, placing it into its historical framework and clearly explaining archaic terminology and testimony. The primary sources used in this work are drawn from the vast archive of Salem witch trial sources, including court testimonies, court depositions, commentary from journals, miscellaneous court records such as arrest and death warrants, and writings by contemporary critics of the trials. This broad and balanced mix of documents gives students of the Salem witch trials a unique sense of the extent and impact of this event on the people of colonial Massachusetts as well as the complexity of the event.
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This book provides an introductory overview of the Salem witch trials, which is followed by an array of primary sources that tell the Salem story in the words of both the accusers and the victims of that episode.
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Trials (Witchcraft)-- Massachusetts-- Salem-- History-- 17th century, Sources.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Parapsychology-- General.
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Trials (Witchcraft)
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Massachusetts, Salem.
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133.4/3097445
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KFM2478.8.W5D63 2018eb
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Goss, K. David,1952-
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