Witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England a documentary history, 1638-1693

Witch-hunting in seventeenth-century New England : a documentary history, 1638-1693 / edited and with an introduction by David D. Hall.

Other author/creator	Hall, David D.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Durham : Duke University Press,
Description	378 p. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Witch hunting--New England --History --17th century. New England--History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. New England--Social life and customs --To 1775.

Contents	The early cases (1638-1651) -- The Parsons of Springfield : a family at odds (1651-1652) -- Suspicion : a widow's resistance (1653-1655) -- The high price of silence -- A handful of troublemakers (1652-1661) -- A long-running feud (1656-1675) -- One man's many accusers (1658-1669) -- Mother and daughter: -- The Holmans of Cambridge (1659-1660) -- The Hartford witch-hunt (1662-1665) -- A father's battle (1666-1667) -- One "cunning woman" : at odds with all (1668-1670) -- Three ambiguous cases (1669-1681) -- A servant "possessed" (1671-1672) -- Vehement suspicion : Eunice Cole of Hampton (1656-1680) -- Two grandparents, one grandson -- And a seaman (1679-1681) -- The strange death of Philip Smith (1683-1684) -- The "possession" of the Goodwin children -- The Salem witch-hunt -- The Stamford-Fairfield witch-hunt (1692-1693) -- Appendix : The Hartford witch-hunt : additional texts.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-364) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008041801
ISBN	9780822336136 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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