The Devil in Massachusetts: a modern inquiry into the Salem witch trialsA history and psychological interpretation of Salem witchcraft in 1692 |
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User Review - LilyRoseShadowlyn - LibraryThingA new and refreshing look into the Salem Witch trials. Starkey creates a whirlpool that quickly sucks the reader into the hysteria and fear of the New World at a time when witchcraft was a legitimate ... Read full review
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User Review - LibraryCin - LibraryThing3.25 stars This book was originally published in 1949, and looks at the trials of the Salem witches in 1692. The book was pretty good. Unfortunately, it just didn't make me want to pick up the book ... Read full review
Contents
Acknowledgments | 13 |
THE EASIEST BOOM IN HELL | 23 |
vn john Procters jade | 88 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Devil in Massachusetts: a modern inquiry into the Salem witch trials |
| Author | Marion Lena Starkey |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 21, 2010 |
| Length | 310 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Body, Mind & Spirit / Magick Studies Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft & Wicca History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) History / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Law / Legal History Trials (Witchcraft) Trials (Witchcraft) - Massachusetts - Salem Trials (Witchcraft)/ Massachusetts/ Salem Witchcraft Witchcraft - Massachusetts - Salem Witchcraft/ Massachusetts/ Salem |
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