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Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

byBill O’ReillyandMartin Dugard

Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard recount the Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693, tracing how accusations that began with several afflicted girls spread through a fearful Massachusetts community. They follow ministers, magistrates, accusers, defendants, and families caught in a legal system that treated spectral claims as evidence. The narrative places the executions within Puritan belief, local rivalries, and colonial politics. It presents Salem as both a historical tragedy and a warning about institutions that reward panic, abandon due process, and convert suspicion into irreversible punishment.

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

304

ISBN

9781250283320