Witch-hunt : Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials (Reprint) By Aronson, Marc Publisher : Atheneum Published Date : 2005/09 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9781416903154 BookWeb Price : MYR 37.96 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : MYR 34.16 Availability Status : Available for order from suppliers. Usually dispatches within 3 weeks. Language : English

 
Note to the Reader                                 x
A Note About the Images in This Book               xiv
On Spelling, Word Usage, and Dates in This Book    xv
Introduction: Of Dark Forests and Midnight         1  (2)
Thoughts
      ``The Queen of Hell''                        3  (4)
      Two Familiar Fairy Tales                     7  (7)
      Skittering Shadows                           14 (2)
      Belief or Fraud?                             16 (5)
  PROLOGUE: Boston, 1688: The Possession of the    21 (186)
  Goodwin Children
      Mather vs Glover                             23 (2)
      Of Meetinghouses and the Blood of Wolves:    25 (6)
      The Puritan Journey
      Testing a Witch                              31 (4)
      Exploring the Invisible World                35 (2)
      Lessons and Warnings                         37 (4)
    Two Salem Families, 1641--1692                 41 (14)
      The Putnams and the Porters                  43 (6)
      The Theft                                    49 (3)
      A Minister's Warnings                        52 (3)
    Two Mysteries                                  55 (20)
      The First Mystery                            57 (5)
      The Second Mystery                           62 (5)
      The Second Mystery Deepens                   67 (8)
    The Mysteries End and the Hearings Begin       75 (14)
      The Usual Suspects                           77 (5)
      Tituba's Confession                          82 (7)
    The Accuser: Ann Putnam Jr.                    89 (14)
      Biting, Pinching, and Choking                91 (5)
      Of Tests and Wishes                          96 (7)
    The One and the Many                           103(20)
      Martha Corey                                 105(9)
      ``Confess and Give Glory to God''            114(9)
    From Hearings to Trials                        123(18)
      ``Alas, Alas, Alas, Witchcraft''             125(5)
      To Hear and Decide                           130(4)
      One Dead: Bridget Bishop                     134(7)
    The Man in Black                               141(14)
      Vengeful Ghosts                              143(4)
      Two Men in Black                             147(8)
    ``Choosing Death with a Quiet Conscience''     155(18)
      ``If I Would Confess, I Should Have My       157(6)
      Life''
      A Confused Jury                              163(2)
      ``Till the Blood Was Ready to Come Out of    165(8)
      Their Noses''
    ``That No More Innocent Blood Be Shed''        173(16)
      Mary Easty                                   175(6)
      ``It Was All False''                         181(3)
      ``I Do Most Heartily, Fervently, and         184(5)
      Humbly Beseech Pardon''
    ``A Great Delusion of Satan''                  189(18)
      Ann Putnam Jr. Speaks                        191(11)
      Wheels Within Wheels                         202(5)
  EPILOGUE: Explaining Salem                       207(14)
      Fraud, Witches, Hysterics, Hallucinators     209(12)
  APPENDIX: The Crucible, Witch-Hunt, and          221(13)
  Religion: Crossing Points of Many Histories
      Timeline of Milestones in Puritan History    229(1)
      Important Dates in Puritan History Before    229(2)
      1692
      Chronology of Events in the Salem Witch      231(3)
      Crisis
Notes and Comments                                 234(22)
Bibliography                                       256(5)
Index                                              261