The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under SiegeBased on twenty-seven years of original archival research, including the discovery of previously unknown documents, this day-by-day narrative of the hysteria that swept through Salem Village in 1692 and 1693 reveals new connections behind the events, and shows how rapidly a community can descend into bloodthirsty madness. Roach opens her work with chapters on the history of the Puritan colonies of New England, and explains how these people regarded the metaphysical and the supernatural. The account of the days from January 1692 to March 1693 keeps in order the large cast of characters, places events in their correct contexts, and occasionally contradicts earlier assumptions about the gruesome events. The last chapter discusses the remarkable impact of the events, pointing out how the 300th anniversary of the trials made headlines in Japan and Australia. |
Contents
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| 12 | |
| 24 | |
| 64 | |
MAY 1692 | 103 |
JUNE 1692 | 154 |
JANUARY 1695 | 479 |
FEBRUARY 1695 | 483 |
MARCH 1695 | 488 |
APRIL 1695 | 491 |
MAY 1695 | 494 |
JUNE 1695 | 498 |
JULY 1695 | 501 |
AUGUST 1695 | 503 |
JULY 1692 | 189 |
AUGUST 1692 | 219 |
SEPTEMBER 1692 | 260 |
OCTOBER 1692 | 306 |
NOVEMBER 1692 | 328 |
DECEMBER 1692 | 340 |
JANUARY 1693 | 359 |
FEBRUARY 1693 | 373 |
MARCH 1693 | 385 |
APRIL 1693 | 396 |
MAY 1693 | 400 |
JUNE 1693 | 405 |
JULY 1693 | 410 |
AUGUST 1693 | 415 |
SEPTEMBER 1693 | 419 |
OCTOBER 1693 | 426 |
NOVEMBER 1693 | 431 |
DECEMBER 1693 | 435 |
JANUARY 1694 | 441 |
FEBRUARY 1694 | 444 |
MARCH 1694 | 446 |
APRIL 1694 | 449 |
MAY 1694 | 452 |
JUNE 1694 | 454 |
JULY 1694 | 458 |
AUGUST 1694 | 462 |
SEPTEMBER 1694 | 465 |
OCTOBER 1694 | 468 |
NOVEMBER 1694 | 470 |
DECEMBER 1694 | 475 |
SEPTEMBER 1695 | 506 |
OCTOBER 1695 | 509 |
NOVEMBER 1695 | 511 |
DECEMBER 1695 | 512 |
JANUARY 1696 | 517 |
FEBRUARY 1696 | 519 |
MARCH 1696 | 522 |
APRIL 1696 | 524 |
MAY 1696 | 528 |
JUNE 1696 | 531 |
JULY 1696 | 534 |
AUGUST 1696 | 537 |
SEPTEMBER 1696 | 540 |
OCTOBER 1696 | 543 |
NOVEMBER 1696 | 545 |
DECEMBER 1696 | 547 |
JANUARY 1697 | 555 |
EPILOGUE | 559 |
APPENDIXES | 589 |
APPENDIX A | 591 |
APPENDIX B | 609 |
APPENDIX C | 613 |
APPENDIX D | 615 |
APPENDIX E | 619 |
ENDNOTES | 623 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 661 |
INDEX | 675 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 687 |
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