Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692
- ISBN-10
- 0521558204
- ISBN-13
- 9780521558204
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-09-29
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Bernard Rosenthal
Description
This book provides an engaging re-examination of the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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