salem

Discusses attitudes throughout history that have traditionally linked women to the practice of witchcraft.

Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria.

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 history.

Follows the Pyncheon family who lived for generations under a dead man's curse until his death restored their house.

Presents information for young people on what really happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, when a group of girls and young women accused certain people in the village of witchcraft, leading to the executions of innocent men and women.

Examines the Salem witch trials from a seventeenth-century perspective, discussing the people involved, including the accused, the accusers, the confessors, and the judges; the role of gossip; and the influence of external factors such as the Indian wars on the Maine frontier.

Discusses the trials in Salem, Massachusetts when Puritans accused a Native American from Barbados named Tituba of being a witch and influencing others in the town, leading to a series of tests and punishments.

Contains information on the Salem Witch Trials, from how the seacrch for witches was conducted, the nature of Salem'sPuritan roots, the trials themselves, and how the witch hunt ended.