Salem: Place, Myth, and Memory

ISBN 10: 1555538509 / ISBN 13: 9781555538507

Published by Northeastern University Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Salem: Place, Myth, and Memory
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555538509
• ISBN 13: 9781555538507
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

How is a sense of place created, imagined, and reinterpreted over time? That is the intriguing question addressed in this comprehensive look at the 400-year history of Salem, Massachusetts, and the experiences of fourteen generations of people who lived in a place mythologized in the public imagination by the horrific witch trials and executions of 1692 and 1693.

But from its settlement in 1626 to the present, Salem was, and is, much more than this. In this volume, contributors from a variety of fields examine Salem’s multiple urban identities: frontier outpost of European civilization, cosmopolitan seaport, gateway to the Far East, refuge for religious diversity, center for education, and of course, “Witch City” tourist attraction.

About the Author

DANE ANTHONY MORRISON is professor and former chair of the history department at Salem State University. NANCY LUSIGNAN SCHULTZ professor of English and American studies at Salem State University.