The Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 (New England's Historical) - Softcover

Bonfanti, Leo

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9781889193168: The Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 (New England's Historical)

Synopsis

"During the witchcraft hysteria of 1692, more than 400 persons underwent the horror of being accused of practicing witchcraft. These are the stories of some of those cases including the first execution in Massachusetts and more."

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About the Author

Leo Bonfanti was born in Wakefield, MA. November 16 1921. In 1966 he wrote The New England Journeys which was published every month until 1968. At that point he began writing and publishing books on New England Indians and other related subjects including 3 cookbooks. During the 1970's he also wrote a column for the Woonsocket, R.I. paper on New England History, taught a course on Witchcraft at North Shore Community College in the Boston area, wrote and published the 350th anniversary book for Plymouth, MA., had his books made into lyrics played at Tanglewood and, up until his sudden death in 1981, was in the process of putting together a T.V. show.

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