The witches : Salem, 1692

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Label

The witches : Salem, 1692

Title remainder

Salem, 1692

Statement of responsibility

Stacy Schiff

Title variation

Salem, 1692

Creator

• Schiff, Stacy
• trueSchiff, Stacy

Author

• Schiff, Stacy

Subject

• true1690s. -- 1690 -- 1699
• trueHysteria (Social psychology)
• trueMalicious accusation
• trueMassachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, 1600-1775
• truePuritanism
• truePuritans
• Salem (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• trueSalem, Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, 1626-1775
• trueSuperstition
• Trials (Witchcraft) -- Massachusetts | Salem -- 17th century
• trueTrials (Witchcraft) -- Salem, Massachusetts
• trueWitch hunting
• trueWitchcraft
• Witchcraft -- Massachusetts | Salem -- History -- 17th century
• Women -- Massachusetts | Salem -- History -- 17th century
• trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
• true17th century -- 1601 -- 1700
• trueHistory writing -- United States -- Colonial America

Genre

• trueHistory Writing
• trueHistory writing

Language

eng

Summary

Analyzes the Salem Witch Trials to offer key insights into the role of women in its events while explaining how its tragedies became possible

Writing style

• trueAccessible
• trueComprehensive

Award

Booklist Editors' Choice, 2015

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

• 345.74450288
• 272.8/097445

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits
• plates
• facsimiles

Index

index present

LC call number

BF1576

LC item number

.S35 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult