SALEM WITCHES Hysteria & Tragedy (Annotated)

SALEM WITCHES Hysteria & Tragedy (Annotated)

<h1>“Salem Witches”, “Witch Hunt”, these words have become common in the modern language</h1> <br /><b>Hardly anyone ever stops to think any further about them besides – oh yeah, there was something like a witch hunt going on in Salem some few hundred years ago</b> <br />While this book is not pretending to be a complete chronicle with a step by step account of the tragedy that happened in Massachusetts in the winter of 1691/2, it is giving a broad outline of the, even today, famous or better infamous trials. <br />The door to superstition was wide open in the late 17th century as the hysteria that engulfed Salem Village has proven. <br />To the questions: <br />When did it happen? <br />How long did it go on for? <br />How many innocent people suffered? <br />The reader will find answers in this book. <br />To the question: <br />Why did they have to suffer at all? <br />An answer, Yes? No? <br />Well, you will find facts, some speculations and theories so that you can judge for yourself and maybe find an answer to satisfy your own curiosity. <br /> <br /> <br />