Bibliograph

Killing the witches, the horror of Salem, Massachusetts, Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

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Killing the witches, the horror of Salem, Massachusetts, Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

history

Main title

Killing the witches

Medium

compact disc

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Oclc number

1395528524

Responsibility statement

Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

Series statement

Killing, [Book 13]

Sub title

the horror of Salem, Massachusetts

Summary

O'Reilly revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of two young girls who suffered violent fits and exhibited strange behavior soon spread to other young women. Rumors of demonic possession and witchcraft consumed Salem. Soon three women were arrested under suspicion of being witches, but as the hysteria spread, more than 200 people were accused. Thirty were found guilty, twenty were executed, and others died in jail or their lives were ruined. What really happened in Salem? This audiobook tells the horrifying story of a colonial town's madness, offering the historical context of similar episodes of community mania during that time, and exploring the evidence that emerged in the Salem trials, in contemporary accounts, and in subsequent investigations. The result is a compulsively readable book about good, evil, and how fear can overwhelm fact and reason

Target audience

adult

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Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

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