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Deliverance from Evil brings to life the Salem witch trials, one of the most uncanny times in our nation's history. Young girls in trances pointed out neighbors, leaders, relatives--over 150 people were arrested, with many hanged for their supposed sins. Frances Hill, author of A Delusion of Satan, brings her…
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This is an excellent work of historical fiction about the Salem Witch Trials with a primary focus on George Burroughs, one-time minister at the church in Salem Village.
At the time of his arrest, Burroughs had been living on the frontier in Maine. The story moves from Indian raids on frontier settlements to the political machinations in Salem Village and Salem Town to demonstrate that accusations of witchcraft were more about power and political vindictiveness than fear of the supernatural.
From Sandra's list on 17th-century persecution & witchcraft in Salem.
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