Witches. Salem, 1692
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This story begins in Massachusetts during an unusually harsh winter in 1692, when the daughter of a local priest suddenly began screaming and convulsing. A year later, when it was all over, 19 men and women were dead. A quiet Puritan colony had become a stage for truly horrific events. The Salem witch hunt is the last echo of the Middle Ages in the new era, a unique historical event that formed the basis for many films and novels, and, without a doubt, the most famous witch trial in the world. Both ordinary people and famous politicians of New England were involved: no one was spared the misfortune - even the priest did not escape the gallows. Everyone turned against each other: neighbors accused neighbors, parents, children of each other. What was this - a relic of medieval persecution, which engulfed the entire city in mass psychosis? Stacy Schiff, a distinguished historian and master storyteller who won the Pulitzer Prize, lifts the veil of mystery that has shrouded Salem for centuries. For the first time, the situation in Massachusetts in the late 17th century is explored in such depth and detail, and the witch trials are recreated in such a complete and psychologically accurate way. In Schiff's talented telling, the Salem events appear before the reader as a real detective story, equally important for scholars and fascinating for a wide range of readers.
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