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Synopsis
Historian Norton revisits the witchcraft panic of the late 17th century in the U.S., situating it in the context of anxiety over the Indian wars that may have precipitated the hysteria. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
| Size | | Length: | 436 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 26.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"With the publication of Mary Beth Norton's stunning IN THE DEVIL'S SNARE, no one seriously interested in understanding what happened in Salem in 1692 will be able to afford to ignore the Devil's more than passing resemblance to New England's natives....In putting forth this rather startling argument, Norton has not always marshaled the most dramatic prose, and her meticulous presentation of her painstaking research often acts as a brake on her narrative.''
New York Times Book Review - Jill Lepore (11/03/2002)
"It may well herald a new golden age of American history, in which the many strands of separate history that academics have eagerly researched can be recombined to give us new ways to understand the central moments in our past and thus the nature of our present."
Los Angeles Times (12/08/2002)
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