Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials
- ISBN-10
- 1416903151
- ISBN-13
- 9781416903154
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-08-01
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Marc Aronson
Description
Sifting through the facts, myths, and half-truths surrounding the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, a historian draws on primary sources to explore the events of that time.
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