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Who were the accused witches of Salem? : and other questions about the witchcraft trials / Laura Hamilton Waxman. |
| Authors: | Waxman, Laura Hamilton. |
| Call number: | j133.43 WAX |
| Publisher: | Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications, c2012. |
| Publication date: | c2012. |
| Subject: |
Trials (Witchcraft) -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature.
Witchcraft -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature. Witchcraft -- History -- Juvenile literature. Salem (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature. |
| Series title: | Six questions of American history. |
| Title: | Who were the accused witches of Salem? : and other questions about the witchcraft trials / Laura Hamilton Waxman. |
| Physical description: | 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents note: | Introduction -- Trouble brewing -- Salem bewitched -- Questioning the accused -- On trial -- So that no more innocent blood be shed -- After the trials. |
| Summary note: | Explores what primed Salem for its witchcraft fever, key people in the drama, and the events of the Salem witch trials that led to the execution of 19 innocent people. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780761352259 (lib. bdg.) 0761352252 (lib. bdg.) 9780761385707 (pbk.) 0761385703 (pbk.) |
| LCCN: | 2011022553 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1364377 |
| Bib No.: | 1364377 |