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Salem Sends Its First Witch to the Gallows

Salem Sends Its First Witch to the Gallows

Gammon, CL

Paperback

Colonial Period (1600-1775)

ISBN10: 1976456207
ISBN13: 9781976456206
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Sep 16 2017
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The first person to hang for witchcraft in Salem was Bridget Bishop. This is her story. It is also the larger story of the fear that caused otherwise intelligent persons to take leave of their senses and commit horrible acts in the name of preventing horrible acts. This book looks at Bridget Bishop the real person, not the idealized personification of her that so many have presented. It also looks at the attributes that made Bishop the ideal person to be the first to go to the gallows at Salem. In addition, this book considers why the execution of Bishop caused the floodgates of execution to open in Salem, whereas, an acquittal may well have caused an end to the witch fever in the town.

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