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In the Devil's Snare

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A review of In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 by Mary Beth Norton

The residents of Essex County had particularly strong reasons to imagine that the witchcraft within had links to the Indian menace without. The county's leaders--the magistrates who investigated and tried the witches--also speculated in Maine lands and commanded the militia expeditions that failed so miserably to defend the frontier. And the towns of Essex County became crowded with distraught and disoriented refugees fleeing ravaged homes, mourning dead relatives, and looking for someone to blame. "Unable to defeat Satan in the forests and garrisons of the northeastern frontier," Norton asserts, "they could nevertheless attempt to do so in the Salem courtroom."

Alan Taylor, The New Republic: Crucibles

Richard Evans Lee
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Hi, I am doing a research paper on the paranoia during The Salem Witch Trials and was wondering if you could help me. If you can think of some ideas for me that would be great! thank you and i hope you email me back. Any questions just email me back, thanks again. Sarah

Posted by: Sarah | June 8, 2004 10:03 PM

Hello Sarah, I suggest you watch; 'The Crucible' a movie available on video format. originally a play written by Arthur Miller, it will give you all the information you need.

Posted by: pat | July 16, 2004 1:43 AM

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