Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt
Title | Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Rosenthal |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-01-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521661668 |
This book offers a comprehensive record of legal documents written in 1692 and 1693 in connection with the Salem witch trials. It is the most comprehensive edition of those records ever published, and includes for the first time the records in chronological order, all newly transcribed from the original manuscripts
Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt
Title | Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Rosenthal |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-12-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781107689619 |
This book represents the first comprehensive record of all legal documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials, in chronological order. Numerous newly discovered manuscripts, as well as records published in earlier books that were overlooked in other editions, offer a comprehensive narrative account of the events of 1692-93, with supplementary materials stretching as far as the mid - 18th century. The book may be used as a reference book or read as an unfolding narrative. All legal records are newly transcribed, and errors in previous editions have been corrected. Included in this edition is a historical introduction, a legal introduction, and a linguistic introduction. Manuscripts are accompanied by notes that, in many cases, identify the person who wrote the record. This has never been attempted, and much is revealed by seeing who wrote what, when. Publication made possible with generous support by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/index.html
Records Of Salem Witchcraft: Copied From The Original Documents; Volume 1
Title | Records Of Salem Witchcraft: Copied From The Original Documents; Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Anonymous |
Publisher | Legare Street Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-10-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781015495654 |
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The Salem Witchcraft Papers
Title | The Salem Witchcraft Papers PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Boyer |
Publisher | Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1977-12-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
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The Salem Witch Hunt
Title | The Salem Witch Hunt PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Godbeer |
Publisher | Macmillan Higher Education |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2017-12-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1319104886 |
The Salem witch trials stand as one of the infamous moments in colonial American history. More than 150 people -- primarily women -- from 24 communities were charged with witchcraft; 19 were hanged and others died in prison. This second edition continues to explore the beliefs, fears, and historical context that fueled the witch panic of 1692. In his revised introduction, Richard Godbeer offers coverage of the convulsive ergotism thesis advanced in the 1970s and a discussion of new scholarship on men who were accused of witchcraft for explicitly gendered reasons. The documents in this volume illuminate how the Puritans' worldview led them to seek a supernatural explanation for the problems vexing their community. Presented as case studies, the carefully chosen records from several specific trials offer a clear picture of the gender norms and social tensions that underlie the witchcraft accusations. New to this edition are records from the trial of Samuel Wardwell, a fortune-teller or "cunning man" whose apparent expertise made him vulnerable to suspicions of witchcraft. The book's final documents cover recantations of confessions, the aftermath of the witch hunt, and statements of regret. A chronology of the witchcraft crisis, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography round out the book's pedagogical support.
The Salem Witch Trials
Title | The Salem Witch Trials PDF eBook |
Author | Marilynne K. Roach |
Publisher | Taylor Trade Publications |
Pages | 758 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781589791329 |
The Salem Witch Trials is based on over twenty-five years of archival research--including the author's discovery of previously unknown documents--newly found cases and court records. From January 1692 to January 1697 this history unfolds a nearly day-by-day narrative of the crisis as the citizens of New England experienced it.
Salem Story
Title | Salem Story PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Rosenthal |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521558204 |
Salem Story engages the story of the Salem witch trials by contrasting an analysis of the surviving primary documentation with the way events of 1692 have been mythologised by our culture. Resisting the temptation to explain the Salem witch trials in the context of an inclusive theoretical framework, the book examines a variety of individual motives that converged to precipitate the witch-hunt. Of the many assumptions about the Salem witch trials, the most persistent is that they were instigated by a circle of hysterical girls. Through an analysis of what actually happened - by perusal of the primary materials with the 'close reading' approach of a literary critic - a different picture emerges, one where 'hysteria' inappropriately describes the logical, rational strategies of accusation and confession followed by the accusers, males and females alike.