The story of the Salem witch trials [electronic resource] : "we walked in clouds and could not see our way" / Bryan F Le Beau.

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"Providing an accessible and comprehensive overview, The Story of the Salem Witch Trials explores the events between June 10 and September 22, 1692, when nineteen people were hanged, one was pressed to death and over 150 were jailed for practicing witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. This book explor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	LeBeau, Bryan F. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	Trials (Witchcraft) > Massachusetts > Salem > History > 17th century. Salem (Mass.) > History > Sources.
Online Access:	Taylor & Francis Complete 2023 eBooks: 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks) Taylor & Francis eBooks (Complete Collection): 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

"A biography of a terrible but perfectly normal superstition"
"Having familiarity with the devil"
"The evil hand" is upon them
"Is not this a brand plucked from the burning?"
"If they are let alone we should all be devils and witches"
"God will deliver us out of the hands of unmerciful men"
"God will give you blood to drink"
"What a sad thing it is to see eight firebrands of hell hanging there"
"It were better that ten suspected witches should escape, than that one innocent person should be condemned"
"Ruined in the mistaken management of the terrible affair called witchcraft."