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The Horrors of Salem's Witch Dungeon (Collectible Classics, No. 9) (Collectible Classics Series : No 9)

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IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THE SALEM WITCH HYSTERIA AND CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS OF 17TH CENTURY NEW ENGLAND, THIS IS YOUR BOOK! MR CAHILL WRITES WITH THE EXPERTISE OF ONE WHO HAS LIVED HIS LIFE IN THIS REGION OF THE COUNTRY. DRAWING HIS INFORMATION FROM OLD RECORDS, HE RELATES SHOCKING DETAILS. YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT WHAT WAS CONSIDERED CRIME, AND THE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE CARRIED OUT. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!

I gleaned a lot of new information from this small but powerful book telling some of the tales from our colonial past. Mr. Cahill certainly has gathered up some very interesting anecdotes from a dark aspect of our history.
The only problem I have with this book is he does not include a bibliography in the back. In his other books in the series he does. Since I am involved in research regarding the Hartford Witch trials, I am disappointed he did not have his facts straight regarding the circumstances of this sordid story. It just made me skeptical of his other "retellings" of history.
Other than this, it is a very entertaining and interesting read!