Könyv Salem Witch Hunt Ben Judge

Salem Witch Hunt

How Fear, Faith, and False Accusation Turned a Puritan Village Against Itself in 1692

Szerző: Ben Judge
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten
Küldés 14-21 napon belül
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This book explores the Salem witch trials of 1692 by examining their origins in a fear-driven Purita...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2026
oldal
132
EAN
9798187212217
Enbook ID
53239145
Súly
188
Méretek
152 x 229 x 7

Teljes leírás

This book explores the Salem witch trials of 1692 by examining their origins in a fear-driven Puritan settlement, the key events that turned childhood affliction into mass accusation, and the long-term effects of a crisis that claimed twenty-five lives and reshaped how history understands the danger of unchecked suspicion.

Beginning with two young girls in a minister's household and ending with a village forever changed, this account traces the specific chain of decisions, beliefs, and fears that allowed neighbor to accuse neighbor across a single, devastating year. Drawing on the documented historical record, it follows the accused from Salem's most vulnerable residents to its most respected citizens, and asks what made an entire community turn against itself so completely, and so fast.

Readers interested in colonial American history, the psychology of mass panic, and the origins of due process will find a clear, carefully sourced narrative that separates documented fact from popular myth throughout.