A Witch's Brew of Fear and Fantasy: America's Tiny Reign of Terror

For the pious Puritans of early America, witchcraft was a crime of the highest order. Back then, the term "witch hunt" was not just an expression: In 1692, 19 women and men were hanged and one pressed to death with stones after being found guilty of witchcraft. In her book "The Witches," author Stacy Schiff follows the build-up of fear and outrageous tales of consorting with the devil.
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