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Killing the witches : the horror of Salem, Massachusetts / Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard.
"With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers, Bill O'Reilly's Killing series is the most popular series of narrative histories in the world. Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of two young girls who suffered violent fits and exhibited strange behavior soon spread to other young women. Rumors of demonic possession and witchcraft consumed Salem. Soon three women were arrested under suspicion of being witches--but as the hysteria spread, more than 200 people were accused. Thirty were found guilty, twenty were executed, and others died in jail or their lives were ruined. What really happened in Salem? Killing the Witches tells the horrifying story of a colonial town's madness, offering the historical context of similar episodes of community mania during that time, and exploring the evidence that emerged in the Salem trials, in contemporary accounts, and in subsequent investigations. The result is a compulsively readable book about good, evil, and how fear can overwhelm fact and reason"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250283320
- ISBN: 1250283329
- Physical Description: 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
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| General Note: | Series numeration provided by FantasticFiction. Includes index. |
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| Genre: | Informational works. |
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- 12 of 13 copies available at Sage Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Arlington Public Library | 974.4 O'RE (Text) | 37812000197793 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Baker Huntington Branch | 974.4502 .O667k 2023 (Text) | 37814003589133 | NON-FICTION - NEW | Available | - | ||
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | 974.4 O667 (Text) | 35178002011099 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Grant County Library | 974.4 O'Reilly (Text) | 37845000618996 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ione Public Library | 974 ORE (Text) | 37843000093930 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - | ||
| Milton-Freewater Public Library | 974.4502 O’Reil (Text) | 37862000528612 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | 974.4 O'REIL (Text) | 33330004725489 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Pendleton Public Library | 974.4 Or3 (Text) | 37801000727576 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Sherman County Public/School Library | 974.4 ORE (Text) | 37039000220363 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Southern Wasco County Library | 974.4 O'REIL (Text) | 33892100861666 | NON-FICTION | Available | - |
Summary:
"With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers, Bill O'Reilly's Killing series is the most popular series of narrative histories in the world. Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of two young girls who suffered violent fits and exhibited strange behavior soon spread to other young women. Rumors of demonic possession and witchcraft consumed Salem. Soon three women were arrested under suspicion of being witches--but as the hysteria spread, more than 200 people were accused. Thirty were found guilty, twenty were executed, and others died in jail or their lives were ruined. What really happened in Salem? Killing the Witches tells the horrifying story of a colonial town's madness, offering the historical context of similar episodes of community mania during that time, and exploring the evidence that emerged in the Salem trials, in contemporary accounts, and in subsequent investigations. The result is a compulsively readable book about good, evil, and how fear can overwhelm fact and reason"--
