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'The Witches: Salem, 1692'
In 1692, the Massachusetts Bay Colony executed 14 women, five men, and two dogs for witchcraft. That's the first sentence of Stacy Schiff's new book, The Witches: Salem, 1692 . Who were the women and men accused of witchcraft? Who were the people who sentenced them to death?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIn 1692, the Massachusetts Bay Colony executed 14 women, five men, and two dogs for witchcraft. That's the first sentence of Stacy Schiff's new book, The Witches: Salem, 1692. Who were the women and men accused of witchcraft? Who were the people who sentenced them to death? And what lessons did the New World ultimately learn from the experience?
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