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Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9780762784974
Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
288 pagina's

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Omschrijving

Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche. During the 1692 witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested. An estimated 25 million Americans&mdash;including author Diane Foulds&mdash;are descended from the twenty individuals executed. What happened to our ancestors? <i>Death in Salem</i> is the first book to take a clear-eyed look at this complex time, by examining the lives of the witch trial participants from a personal perspective. Massachusetts settlers led difficult lives; every player in the Salem drama endured hardships barely imaginable today. Mercy Short, one of the &ldquo;bewitched&rdquo; girls, watched as Indians butchered her parents; Puritan minister Cotton Mather outlived all but three of his fifteen children. Such tragedies shaped behavior and, as Foulds argues, ultimately played a part in the witch hunt&rsquo;s outcome. A compelling &ldquo;who&rsquo;s who&rdquo; to Salem witchcraft, <i>Death in Salem</i> profiles each of these historical personalities as it asks: Why was this person targeted?

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Categorie
Politiek (Tip! Bekijk de top 10)
Artikelnummer
2351888
Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9780762784974

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Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
288 pagina's

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Verschijningsdatum
augustus 2013