Lori Lee Wilson. M The Puritans also believed that God allowed Satan to tempt and torment those who strayed from the path of righteousness and acted immorally or those whose faith God wanted to test . These people suffered misfortune ...
Quoted in Rebecca Beatrice Brooks, “Reverend Samuel Parris: Was He to Blame for the Salem Witch Trials?,” History of Massachusetts (blog), September 8, 2015, historyofmassachusetts.org/reverend-samuelparris. 3. N. Carr, “Socio-Political ...
... afores'd in upon ag't one Ann puttnam of Salem Village in the County afores'd single- woman by which said wicked arts the said Ann puttnam the s'd Nyneteenth Day of April in the fourth Year aboves'd and divers other Dayes & times as ...
Salem Town Thomas and Edward Putnam and their brother - in - law Jonathan Walcott petitioned Probate Judge Bartholomew Gedney to delay approving what their brother Joseph claimed was their late stepmother's will .
In graphic novel format, tells of the events surrounding the Salem witch trials and discusses key figures at the center of these events, including Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister who encouraged the hanging of suspected witches.
"Covers the Salem Witch Trials as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher.
There is Martha Corey with her little yellow bird!” Lawson looked where the girl was pointing but saw nothing. Then Ann Putnam cried out, “I see another bird sitting on the reverend's hat!” People sitting near the girls quieted them, ...
... yellow bird between her fingers . " Corey was in fact seated in a pew in the church at the time . But the girl's claim that Corey's specter was sitting up above , accompanied by a familiar , was considered proof she was a witch .
In graphic novel format, tells of the events surrounding the Salem witch trials and discusses key figures at the center of these events, including Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister who encouraged the hanging of suspected witches.
In this spooky book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, tragedy strikes Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 as the community is torn apart by accusations of witchcraft.
The dangers of leveling accusations without proof and succumbing to panic are discussed in this engaging text, which is supplemented with a fact-filled timeline, full-color photographs, and primary sources.
Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the most notorious moments in American history - the Salem Witch Trials.
Describes conditions in seventeenth-century Salem Village, Massachusetts, at the time of the witchcraft trials, recounts some of the most notable cases, and discusses the way the trials were conducted.
In this spooky book from the nonfiction An Unsolved Mystery from History picture book series, tragedy strikes Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 as the community is torn apart by accusations of witchcraft.
Based on over twenty years of original archival research, this history unfolds a nearly day-by-day narrative of the Salem Witch Trials as the citizens of Salem experienced the outbreak of hysteria.
The Salem Witch Trials is based on over twenty-five years of original archival research (including the author's discovery of previously unknown documents), as well as on newly found cases and...
The dangers of leveling accusations without proof and succumbing to panic are discussed in this engaging text, which is supplemented with a fact-filled timeline, full-color photographs, and primary sources.
Tells the story of the 1692 witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Written in graphic-novel format.
"Describes the people and events involved in the Salem witch trials.
This book relays the factual details of the Salem witch trials that took place in colonial Massachusetts in the late 1600s.