The Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 Volume I [1] (New England Historical Series)

62 pp. "During the witchcraft hysteria of 1692, more than 400 persons underwent the horror of being accused of practicing witchcraft. These are the stories of some of those cases including the first execution in Massachusetts and more." CONTENTS: Preface; Margaret and Thomas Jones of Charlestown; Mary Glover of Boston; Outbreak at Salem Village; Deodat Lawson's Experiences at Salem Village; Massachusetts Receives a New Charter; The Case of Bridget Bishop; The Case of Rebecca Nurse; The Case of George Jacobs; The Ordeal of Philip English; Giles and Martha Cory; The Case of John Alden of Boston; Epilogue; Witchcraft Notes; Conclusion.