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245 10 a| Connecticut witch trialsh| [electronic resource] :b| the first panic in the new world /c| Cynthia Wolfe Boynton.;

260 a| Charleston, SC :b| The History Press,c| 2014.;

300 a| 126 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index.;

505 0 a| Cauldron of fear: Connecticut executes first accused witch in America -- Conjuring hysteria: beliefs about witchcraft in the 1600s -- Dark spell: the impact of Mary Johnson's confession -- Dangerous brew: the Hartford and Fairfield witch panics -- The devil's familiars: some of the more infamous Connecticut witchcraft cases -- New incantation: A quiet cry to stop the witch hunts -- Wicked democracy: Government and gallows in Connecticut -- The wallingford witch: Connecticut's final witchcraft trial -- Bewitched: Myths and mistruths about Connecticut's witch trials.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Connecticut's witchhunt was the first and most ferocious in New England, occurring almost fiftyyears before the infamous Salem witch trials. Between 1647 and 1697, at leastthirty-four men and women from across the state were formally charged withwitchcraft. Eleven were hanged. In New Haven, William Meeker was accused ofcutting off and burning his pig's ears and tail as he cast a bewitching spell.After the hanging of Fairfield's Goody Knapp, magistrates cut down and searchedher body for the marks of the devil. Through newspaper clippings, courtrecords, letters and diaries, author Cynthia Wolfe Boynton uncovers the darkhistory of the Connecticut witch trials"--c| Provided by publisher.;

520 a| "A history of witch trials in Connecticut"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Connecticut witch trials the first panic in the new world / Cynthia Wolfe Boynton.

Author/creator	Boynton, Cynthia Wolfe
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2014.
Description	126 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Trials (Witchcraft)--Connecticut. --History. --17th century.

Contents	Cauldron of fear: Connecticut executes first accused witch in America -- Conjuring hysteria: beliefs about witchcraft in the 1600s -- Dark spell: the impact of Mary Johnson's confession -- Dangerous brew: the Hartford and Fairfield witch panics -- The devil's familiars: some of the more infamous Connecticut witchcraft cases -- New incantation: A quiet cry to stop the witch hunts -- Wicked democracy: Government and gallows in Connecticut -- The wallingford witch: Connecticut's final witchcraft trial -- Bewitched: Myths and mistruths about Connecticut's witch trials.
Abstract	"Connecticut's witchhunt was the first and most ferocious in New England, occurring almost fiftyyears before the infamous Salem witch trials. Between 1647 and 1697, at leastthirty-four men and women from across the state were formally charged withwitchcraft. Eleven were hanged. In New Haven, William Meeker was accused ofcutting off and burning his pig's ears and tail as he cast a bewitching spell.After the hanging of Fairfield's Goody Knapp, magistrates cut down and searchedher body for the marks of the devil. Through newspaper clippings, courtrecords, letters and diaries, author Cynthia Wolfe Boynton uncovers the darkhistory of the Connecticut witch trials"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"A history of witch trials in Connecticut"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014032817
ISBN	9781626193871 (paperback)
ISBN	1626193878 (paperback)

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