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Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind The 1692 Witch Hunt

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Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind The 1692 Witch Hunt

Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche. During the 1692 witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested. An estimated 25 million Americansâ‚¬"including author Diane Fouldsâ‚¬"are descended from the twenty individuals executed. What happened to our ancestors? Death in Salem is the first book to take a clear-eyed look at this complex time, by examining the lives of the witch trial participants from a personal perspective. Â

Massachusetts settlers led difficult lives; every player in the Salem drama endured hardships barely imaginable today. Mercy Short, one of the â‚¬Å“bewitchedâ‚¬Â girls, watched as Indians butchered her parents; Puritan minister Cotton Mather outlived all but three of his fifteen children. Such tragedies shaped behavior and, as Foulds argues, ultimately played a part in the witch huntâ‚¬s outcome. A compelling â‚¬Å“whoâ‚¬s whoâ‚¬Â to Salem witchcraft, Death in Salem profiles each of these historical personalities as it asks: Why was this person targeted?