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The Witches: Salem, 1692

Author:
Stacy Schiff
Read by:
Eliza Foss
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Book
21
Narrator
11
Release Date
October 27, 2015
Duration
18 hours 0 minutes
Summary
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the #1 national bestseller Cleopatra unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials.

“The Witches is the fullest and finest story ever told about Salem in 1692, and no one else could tell it with the otherworldly flair of Stacy Schiff.” ―Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Quartet

It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later, but not before 19 men and women had been hanged and an elderly man crushed to death.

The panic spread quickly, involving the most educated men and prominent politicians in the colony. Neighbors accused neighbors, parents and children each other. Aside from suffrage, the Salem Witch Trials represent the only moment when women played the central role in American history. In curious ways, the trials would shape the future republic.

As psychologically thrilling as it is historically seminal, The Witches is Stacy Schiff's account of this fantastical story—the first great American mystery unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians.

“Once again Stacy Schiff dazzles us. The Witches is a must read for anyone intrigued by this baffling and horrifying chapter from America's Puritan past. What Schiff uncovers is mesmerizing and shocking. Her meticulous research and lyrical writing lay bare an injustice that we should never forget-lest we repeat it.” ―Patricia Cornwell, author of True Crime and the Scarpetta novels
Reviews
Profile Avatar Sue Opp Mar 2016

Narration was fine but the story was far too redundant and could have been done in a much shorter read. I found myself not listening far too often.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2021

Far too repetitive. Would have appreciated more interpretation of the psychological underpinning of the phenomenon.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2019

awesome book can't wait to read it

Profile Avatar Kari Thoresen Apr 2016

I loved the narrator. Laughed myself silly throughout the entire book. It was definitely worth the listen.

Profile Avatar Christian Zinn Feb 2016

Great book. I really enjoyed the history of a place where I lived for a number of years.

Profile Avatar Gerald Schweitzer Jan 2016

Stacey does a fine job on her presentation. I did find it more detailed then I care too. Her book on Cleopatra indeed held my attention much easier. This book, the Witches, had a very good summary in relationship to our suspicions of others in our culture and time. Perhaps delving into the facts of what is being expressed and believed in should be patiently considered before making the judgments we tend to do these days across political, ethnic, & religious views.

The Witches: Salem, 1692

The Witches: Salem, 1692

Author: Stacy Schiff
Read by: Eliza Foss
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