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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 delusion, 1692 The Salem witchcraft delusion, 1692 Alice Dickinson Discusses the social and religious climate that led to the Salem witch hunts and describes the trials and their aftermath. OL15839646W
Witch-hunt Witch-hunt Marc Aronson What happened in Salem? Sifting through the facts, myths, half-truths, misinterpretations and theories the book presents a vivid narrative of one of the mysteries of American history. OL15857188W
The truth of all things The truth of all things Kieran Shields Investigating the murder of a prostitute in 1892 Portland, Maine, Deputy Marshal Archie Lean discovers that the victim was ritually executed as a witch, and enlists the help of a criminologist with w… OL16634707W
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
Witch trials Witch trials Alix Wood From a modern perspective, it seems incredible that people were once executed for practicing witchcraft. Yet, in medieval Europe and colonial America, more than 12,000 lost their lives this way. The … OL17885605W
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
The Crucible The Crucible SparkNotes LLC "Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school."--Back jacket. OL21848379W
Witchcraft and witchraft trials in Orkney and Shetland Witchcraft and witchraft trials in Orkney and Shetland G. F. Black Transcriptions of primary sources. OL26446169W
The witchcraft of Salem Village The witchcraft of Salem Village Shirley Jackson Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria. OL3171084W
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 tall man from Boston The tall man from Boston Marion Lena Starkey An account of the Salem witch trials emphasizing the role of John Alden, one of the unjustly accused "witches." OL4801579W
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
Tituba of Salem Village Tituba of Salem Village Ann Lane Petry A captivating historical fiction book about the Salem witch trials told in the voice of the Putnam's slave Tituba. She is the only one to admitted to witchcraft, and the only one not to be executed.… OL7098031W