Summary
What happened in Salem? Sifting through the facts, myths, half-truths, misinterpretations and theories the book presents a vivid narrative of one of the mysteries of American history. Full description
- Of dark forests and midnight thoughts
- Boston, 1688 : the possession of the Goodwin children
- Two Salem families, 1641-1692
- Two mysteries
- The mysteries end and the hearings begin
- The accuser: Ann Putnam, Jr.
- The one and the many
- From hearings to trials
- The man in black
- Choosing death with a quiet conscience
- That no more innocent blood be shed
- A great delusion of Satan.