The devil of Great Island: witchcraft and conflict in early New England

The devil of Great Island: witchcraft and conflict in early New England

Baker, Emerson W.

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In this lively account, Emerson Baker shows how in 1682, ten years before theinfamous Salem witch trials, witchcraft hysteria overtook the town of Great Island, New Hampshire after it was plagued by mysterious events, spawning copycat incidents elsewhere in New England. INDICE: The First Stone Is Cast Evil Things The Waltons The Neighbors fromHell Fences and Neighbors Neighbors and Witches Great Island's Great Matter The Mason Family Stake their Claim The Spread of Lithobolia To Salem Beyond Salem

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-62387-3
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 256
  • Fecha Publicación: 11/05/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés