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Author Aronson, Marc.

Title Witch-hunt : mysteries of the Salem witch trials / Marc Aronson.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Young Adult Non-Fiction  YA 133.4 Aro    ---  DUE 04-09-24
Description xvi, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Two Salem families, 1641-1692 -- Two mysteries -- The mysteries end and the hearings begin -- The accuser: Ann Putnam, junior -- The one and the many -- From hearings to trials -- The man in black -- Choosing death with a quiet conscience -- That no more innocent blood be shed -- A great delusion of Satan.
Indexed In: Bklst 11/01/2003
SLJ Dec 2003
VOYA 2003 no. 6
PW 12/01/2003
Kirkus 10/15/2003
NYT Bk 02/08/2004
Summary Sifting through the facts, myths, and half-truths surrounding the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, a historian draws on primary sources to explore the events of that time.
Subject Trials (Witchcraft) -- Salem (Mass.)
Witchcraft -- Salem (Mass.)
Salem (Mass.) -- History.
ISBN 0689848641 (lib. bdg.)

 
    
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