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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials Michael Burgan Describes the community of Salem, Massachusetts, its Puritan beliefs, and the troubles occurring in 1692 where accusations of people practicing witchcraft lead to famous trials. OL15037108W
The Salem witchcraft trials The Salem witchcraft trials Deborah Kent "Examines the witchcraft hysteria in Salem Village in 1692, including the history of witchcraft, the principal participants in the accusations, the trials and judgment, and its legacy in American his… OL15039036W
Death of an empire Death of an empire Robert Booth Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's first millionaire (still one of history's 75 wealthies… OL16175592W
The witches: Salem, 1692 The witches: Salem, 1692 Stacy Schiff The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the #1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a min… OL17269256W
The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials Matt Doeden The colony of Massachusetts in 1692 was a grim place. Disease, hunger, and the threat of war made life stressful. Colonists clung to their religious faith and looked for someone to blame. Some accuse… OL17493945W
Witchcraft at Salem Witchcraft at Salem Chadwick Hansen Describes the turmoil and tragedy of witch hunts and trials for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. OL18011204W
The Salem witchcraft trials The Salem witchcraft trials Geraldine Woods Examines the events surrounding the Salem Witchcraft Trials and the unjust treatment of those who were falsely accused. OL18178058W
Firewalker Firewalker Josephine Angelini Lily is back in her own universe, and she's ready to relax with Rowan. True, she almost died in the Pyre that fueled their escape, and must hide her magic for the safety of the world, but compared to… OL20015242W
Salem possessed Salem possessed Paul S. Boyer "The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion which had been growing for more than a generation before building toward the climactic witch trials. Salem … OL2024847W
In the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials In the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials Marilynne K. Roach Reveals the world in which the trials took place in New England and the events and the people who were part of these events. OL2050481W
The Salem witch trials The Salem witch trials Lori Lee Wilson Discusses the witchcraft trials in Salem in 1692, the events leading up to them, and how the trials have been viewed by different historians since then. OL3273347W
The Salem witch trials The Salem witch trials Michael V. Uschan Follows the beginnings of the witchcraft hysteria that led to the Salem witch trials and describes the impact of these trials on the people and community. OL39964W
Salem Witch (My Side of the Story) Salem Witch (My Side of the Story) Patricia Hermes Salem, 1692. Devils and witches are an accepted fact of life and religion. When some girls in the village begin having fits and tremors, their torments are attributed to the action of witches. Elizab… OL506291W
The Salem witch trials The Salem witch trials Jenny MacBain Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the witch hunt and trials that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts, in the seventeenth century. OL5951364W