Title The Salem witch trials : mass hysteria and many lives lost / by Michael Burgan ; consultant, Richard Bell, PhD.

Publication Info.	North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2019]
	©2019

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Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department	J 133.43 BURGAN	Check Shelf

Description	112 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Series	Tangled history
	Tangled history.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	In the spring of 1692, girls in Salem, Massachusetts, accused several local women of witchcraft. The events that followed were marked by mass hysteria and religious extremism and ultimately led to trials, convictions, executions, and many more accusals.
Contents	Foreword -- The first troubles -- More are accused -- Still more are questioned -- The trials begin -- The trials continue -- The end of the witch scare -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Critical thinking questions -- Internet sites -- Further reading -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
Subject	Trials (Witchcraft) -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Witchcraft -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Salem (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature.
	Trials (Witchcraft) -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History.
	Witchcraft -- Massachusetts -- Salem -- History.
	Salem (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
	Trials (Witchcraft) (OCoLC)fst01156425
	Witchcraft. (OCoLC)fst01176327
	Massachusetts -- Salem. (OCoLC)fst01205839
Chronological Term	1600-1775
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
ISBN	9781543541977 (hardcover)
	1543541976 (hardcover)
	9781543542011 (pbk.)
	1543542018 (pbk.)
	9781543542059 (ebook pdf)

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