A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials
This acclaimed history illuminates the horrifying episode of Salem with visceral clarity, from those who fanned the crisis to satisfy personal vendettas to the four-year-old "witch" chained to a dank prison wall in darkness till she went mad. Antonia Fraser called it "a grisly read and an...
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This acclaimed history illuminates the horrifying episode of Salem with visceral clarity, from those who fanned the crisis to satisfy personal vendettas to the four-year-old "witch" chained to a dank prison wall in darkness till she went mad. Antonia Fraser called it "a grisly read and an engrossing one."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780306811593 (0306811596)
ASIN: 306811596
Publish date: May 30th 2002
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Pages no: 296
Edition language: English
Category:
Paranormal,
Witches,
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
American,
Religion,
American History,
Horror,
Psychology,
Witchcraft
I thought that A Delusion of Satan was perhaps the best book on the Salem Witch Trials that I have ever read. I learned *tons* from this book, and it really expanded my impression of what these trials were, and of what society was like in Massachusetts during this time.It also renewed my interest i...
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