A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials by Carlson, Laurie Winn

A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781566633093)

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A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials by Carlson, Laurie Winn

A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials

$14.95
A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials by Carlson, Laurie Winn

A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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This new interpretation of the New England Witch Trials offers an innovative, well-grounded explanation of witchcraft's link to organic illness. While most historians have concentrated on the accused, Laurie Winn Carlson focuses on the afflicted. Systematically comparing the symptoms recorded in colonial diaries and court records to those of the encephalitis epidemic in the early twentieth century, she argues convincingly that the victims suffered from the same disease. "A unique blend of historical epidemiology and sociology."-Katrina L. Kelner, Science. "Meticulously researched...the author marshalls her arguments with clarity and persuasive force."-New Yorker.

Author: Laurie Winn Carlson
ISBN-10: 1566633095
ISBN-13: 9781566633093
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Language: English
Published: 08/21/2000
Pages: 197
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.43w x 0.59d
By Laurie Winn Carlson
By Laurie Winn Carlson
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Laurie Winn Carlson has written frequently on the history of the West, including Cattle: An Informal Social History; Seduced by the West; Sidesaddles to Heaven; and Boss of the Plains. She lives in Cheney, Washington.

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