{"product_id":"death-in-salem-the-private-lives-behind-the-1692-witch-hunt","title":"Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind the 1692 Witch Hunt","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDeath in Salem: The Private Lives Behind the 1692 Witch Hunt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDiane E Foulds\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780762759095\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eGlobe Pequot Pr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e279\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThe first book to explore the tragic personal lives of the leading players in Salem's witchcraft frenzy *** Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche. During the 1692 witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested. An estimated 25 million Americans--including author Diane Foulds--are descended from the twenty individuals executed. What happened to our ancestors? \"Death in Salem\" is the first book to take a clear-eyed look at this complex time, by examining the lives of the witch trial participants from a personal perspective. Massachusetts settlers led difficult lives; every player in the Salem drama endured hardships barely imaginable today. Mercy Short, one of the \"bewitched\" girls, watched as Indians butchered her parents; Puritan minister Cotton Mather outlived all but three of his fifteen children. Such tragedies shaped behavior and, as Foulds argues, ultimately played a part in the witch hunt's outcome. A compelling \"who's who\" to Salem witchcraft, \"Death in Salem\" profiles each of these historical personalities as it asks: Why was this person targeted?\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Globe Pequot Pr","offers":[{"title":"Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind the 1692 Witch Hunt | Diane E Foulds | Hardcover | 9780762759095 | Used: Very Good | New England History 1786774 (temp: 8)","offer_id":50788993106178,"sku":"1786774","price":26.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81e5P4s2LbL.jpg?v=1792289594","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/death-in-salem-the-private-lives-behind-the-1692-witch-hunt","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}