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A young boy discovers dangerous schemes at his prestigious boarding school.

A Polish American orphan girl is shipped to a new life on an orphan train in 1920s Chicago, facing the challenges of a new town and the unknowns of a new future in an early chapter of the Orphan Train era in American history.

Set in 1692 Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials, this interactive, choose‑your‑own‑adventure book lets readers fight accusations, protect families, or accuse others while facing the era’s hysteria, disease, and fear of war.

The Story of the Salem Witch Trials is a comprehensive history of the infamous 1692 witch-hunts in Salem, Massachusetts, providing a unique and accessible approach to an often misunderstood subject. It covers the complex decisions made by those responsible for the trials and highlights their actions that turned an otherwise minor event into a crisis that has captivated American history for over three centuries.

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Explores the causes of the seventeenth‑century Salem witch trials, analyzing factors that led to the accusations and the confessions of those accused.

An examination of the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials, their antecedents, and the evolving historical interpretations.

"Few events in American history are as well remembered as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. But there was another witch hunt that year, in Stamford, Connecticut, that has never been examined in depth. Now Richard Godbeer describes this "other witch hunt" in a concise narrative that illuminates the colonial world and shatters the stereotype of early New Englanders as quick to accuse and condemn. That stereotype originates with Salem, which was in many ways unlike other outbreaks of witch-hunting in the region." "Drawing on eye-witness testimony, Godbeer tells the story of Kate Branch, a seventeen-year-old afflicted by strange visions and given to blood-chilling wails of pain and fright. Branch accused several women of bewitching her, two of whom were put on trial for witchcraft. The book takes us inside the courtroom - and inside the minds of the surprisingly skeptical Stamford townsfolk. Was the pain and screaming due to natural causes, or to supernatural causes? Was Branch simply faking the symptoms? And if she was bewitched, why believe her specific accusations, since her information came from demons who might well be lying? For the judges, Godbeer shows, the trial was a legal thicket. All agreed that witches posed a real and serious threat, but proving witchcraft (an invisible crime) in court was another matter. The court in Salem had become mired in controversy over its use of dubious evidence. In an intriguing passage, Godbeer examines Magistrate Jonathan Selleck's notes on how to determine the guilt of someone accused of witchcraft - an illuminating look at what constituted proof of witchcraft at the time. The stakes were high - if found guilty, the two accused women would be hanged."--BOOK JACKET.