Penguin Book of Witches

Name: Penguin Book of Witches
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ISBN: 9780143106180

ISBN-10: 014310618X

ISBN-13: 9780143106180

Edition: 2014

Authors: Katherine Howe

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Chilling real-life accounts of witches, from medieval Europe through colonial AmericaFrom a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to death on the streets of Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met, The Penguin Book of Witches is a treasury of historical accounts of accused witches that sheds light on the reality behind the legends. Bringing to life stories like that of Eunice Cole, tried for attacking a teenage girl with a rock and buried with a stake through her heart; Jane Jacobs, a Bostonian so often accused of witchcraft that she took her tormentors to court…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/30/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.99" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Katherine Howe's family has lived in the area around Salem Massachusetts for generations dating back to the 1620s. She is a descendant of two accused Salem witches - Elizabeth Proctor and Elizabeth Howe. Katherine is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Boston University.