The Salem Witch Trials ReaderHachette Books, 19 paź 2000 - 440 Against the backdrop of a Puritan theocracy threatened by change, in a population terrified not only of eternal damnation but of the earthly dangers of Indian massacres and recurrent smallpox epidemics, a small group of girls denounces a black slave and others as worshipers of Satan. Within two years, twenty men and women are hanged or pressed to death and over a hundred others imprisoned and impoverished. In The Salem Witch Trials Reader, Frances Hill provides and astutely comments upon the actual documents from the trial--examinations of suspected witches, eyewitness accounts of "Satanic influence," as well as the testimony of those who retained their reason and defied the madness. Always drawing on firsthand documents, she illustrates the historical background to the witchhunt and shows how the trials have been represented, and sometimes distorted, by historians--and how they have fired the imaginations of poets, playwrights, and novelists. For those fascinated by the Salem witch trials, this is compelling reading and the sourcebook. |
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... face . An apron hanging by the fire was flung upon it , and singed before they could snatch it off . The man being at prayer with his family , a beesom [ broom ] gave him a blow on his head behind , and fell down be- fore his face . On ...
... face scratched ; she scratched the face of Shattuck's son . " And ever since , " said Shattuck , this child hath been followed with grievous fits as if he would never recover more , his head and eyes drawn aside so as if they would ...
... face . But consider well ere ye do any harm to my dear child , else verily the day will come when ye will be more to ... face . Methinks she was something taller than Olive . Ann ( shrieks ) . Oh , Olive is upon me ! The sun shines on ...
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