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Autore |
Baker Emerson W. |
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Titolo |
A storm of witchcraft : the Salem trials and the American experience / / Emerson W. Baker |
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Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-938514-9 |
1-322-04533-X |
0-19-989035-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (415 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pivotal Moments in American History |
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Disciplina |
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133.43097445 |
345.744/50288 |
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Soggetti |
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Trials (Witchcraft) - Massachusetts - Salem |
Witchcraft - Massachusetts - Salem - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Editor's Note; INTRODUCTION: An Old Valuables Cabinet; CHAPTER ONE: Satan's Storm; CHAPTER TWO: The City upon a Hill; CHAPTER THREE: Drawing Battle Lines in Salem Village; CHAPTER FOUR: The Afflicted; CHAPTER FIVE: The Accused; CHAPTER SIX: The Judges; CHAPTER SEVEN: An Inextinguishable Flame; CHAPTER EIGHT: Salem End; CHAPTER NINE: Witch City?; APPENDIX 1: People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692 Who Are Named in the Court Records |
APPENDIX 2: Additional People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692-1693APPENDIX 3: Ministers and Their Close Family Members Accused of Witchcraft in 1692; Acknowledgments; Notes; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen |
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