American Witches: A Broomstick Tour Through Four Centuries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781510703803)

The history of American witches is way weirder than you ever imagined. From bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge to gruesome twentieth-century murders, American Witches reveals strange incidents of witchcraft that have long been swept under the rug as bizarre sidenotes to history.

On a tour through history that's both whimsical and startling, we'll encounter seventeenth-century children flying around inside their New England home "like geese." We'll meet a father-son team of pious Puritans who embarked on a mission that involved undressing ladies and overseeing hangings. And on the eve of the Civil War, we'll accompany a reporter as he dons a dress and goes searching for witches in New York City's most dangerous neighborhoods.

Entertainingly readable and rich in amazing details often left out of today's texts, American Witches casts a flickering torchlight into the dark corners of American history.

Author: Susan Fair
ISBN-10: 1510703802
ISBN-13: 9781510703803
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/23/2016
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 08/26/2016