The Salem witch trials /
At head of title: How history is invented
Lori Lee Wilson.
- 112 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 map, photographs; 26 cm.
- How History is Invented .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index.
The evolution of witchcraft -- Salem witchcraft-- Divine punishment-- Rationalism vs. witchcraft-- Diagnosing witchcraft-- Feminists and witchcraft-- A modern witch-hunt-- Witch city-- Becoming a historian-- Sources of information-- Index.
Discusses the witchcraft trials in Salem in 1692, the events leading up to them, and how the trials have been viewed by different historians since then.