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The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem

byStacy Schiff

In The Witches, Stacy Schiff presents a historical account centered on suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the wider field of history. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Little Brown & Company

Publication date

2016

Format

Print edition

Pages

512

ISBN

9780316200592