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Barcode37821002506109
LocationMarshall District
TitleKilling the witches : the horror of Salem, Massachusetts / Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard.
AuthorO'Reilly, Bill, author.
Call No974.4 ORE
CollectionAdult 900

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International Standard Book Number 9781250283320
International Standard Book Number 1250283329
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 974.4502
Personal Name O'Reilly, Bill, author.
Title Statement Killing the witches : the horror of Salem, Massachusetts / Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard.
Varying Form of Title Horror of Salem, Massachusetts.
Edition Statement First edition.
Imprint New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Physical Description 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Series Statement Killing series.
Summary, Etc. "Killing the Witches 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. Killing the Witches tells the dramatic history of how the Puritan tradition and the power of early American ministers shaped the origins of the United States, influencing the founding fathers, the American Revolution, and even the Constitutional Convention. The repercussions of Salem continue to the present day, notably in the real-life story behind The Exorcist and in contemporary 'witch hunts' driven by social media." --publisher's website.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Trials (Witchcraft) Massachusetts Salem History 17th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Witch hunting Massachusetts Salem History 17th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Witches Massachusetts Salem History 17th century.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Witches Violence against Massachusetts Salem History 17th century.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Salem (Mass.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Added Entry, Personal Name Dugard, Martin, author.

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