{"product_id":"colonial-witchcraft-robert-c-jones-9798449171368","title":"Colonial Witchcraft: The Road to the Salem Witch Trials","description":"It wasn't \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e long ago that most Americans believed in demons and witches, and demonic manifestations. If something was going wrong in your society - drought, plague, disease, crop failure, war - how much easier it was to blame it on the devil, rather than taking any responsibility as an individual or a society. And if one was going to track down witches, one didn't really want them to be able to mount a defense. Thus, \"spectral evidence\" became useful, since there was no defense against it, and it was solely at the initiative of the accuser. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere were witch trials in Connecticut, Virginia, and Massachusetts - and in Spanish New Mexico, for good measure. Most of the trials ended up in \u003ci\u003esome\u003c\/i\u003e executions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book takes a brief look at \"Witchcraft in Colonial America\", the persecution of which didn't end until the 18th century. The primary focus is on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692\/93, which was the greatest - and essentially last - example of witch trials. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book contains 37 illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert C. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798449171368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Robert C. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446835687679,"sku":"9798449171368","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fab95ab0-cb6b-4619-82d0-c7076c8529fd.jpg?v=1777227038","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonial-witchcraft-robert-c-jones-9798449171368","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}