The Salem Witch Trials

Intrigue your readers with one of the strangest events in American history. Mass hysteria struck colonial Massachusetts in 1692. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were executed. Eventually, the colony admitted that the trials were a mistake, and it compensated the families of the members who were convicted of witchcraft. This book offers a credible, unbiased look at the often sensationalized Salem witch trials that took place in Massachusetts during the late seventeenth century. It describes the religious, political, and social context in which the accusations and trials took place, as well as the aftermath of the trials and the legacies that ensued