April 12, 2024
1949~The Devil in Massachusetts, a Modern Inquiry Into the Salem Witch Trials~HB
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The Devil in Massachusetts, a Modern Inquiry Into the Salem Witch Trials [Hardcover]marion starkey (Author) Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1949. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. dust jacket has some edge wear and a tear, now wrapped in archival mylar, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, with index, A modern enquiry into the Salem witch trials. It applies modern psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft hysteria, A dramatic and deeply moving book which manages to combine a narrative with pace, excitement, and a timeless portrait of bigotry and self-righteousness with an authentic history of the Salem witch trials. It applies 'modern' psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft hysteria. Over 300yrs. ago, the fate of Massachusetts was delivered into the hands of a pack of young girls. Because of the fantasies and hysterical antics of unbalanced teenagers, decent men and women were sent to the gallows. Medical science of the day had no better explanation than "the evil eye"; and so Massachusetts was precipitated into a reign of terror that did not end until the highest in the land had been accused of witchcraft - ministers, a judge, the Governor's lady. But from the very beginning some fought the hysteria, pitting sanity against insanity, and eventually forced the community to atone for its tragic error Hardcover Publisher: A. A. Knopf; First Edition.
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