Escaping Salem : the other witch hunt of 1692 /

Godbeer, Richard.

Escaping Salem : the other witch hunt of 1692 / Richard Godbeer. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - xiv, 177 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - New narratives in American history . - New narratives in American history .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-177).

"A witch! A witch!" -- Katherine Branch's fits -- Who is it that torments her? -- "By the law of God and the law of the Colony thou deservest to die" -- Angry speeches and strange afflictions -- Weighing the evidence -- "Persisting in non-agreement" -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue Afterword -- Selected bibliography.

0195161297 (acidfree paper) 0195161300 (pbk.) 9780195161298 (acid-free paper) 9780195161304 (pbk.)

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Trials (Witchcraft)--History--Connecticut--Stamford--17th century.

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