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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface to the Second Edition 1
- Introduction 3
- Guide to Sources and Abbreviations 17
- 1. The Early Cases (1638-1651) 19
- 2. The Parsons of Springfield: A Family at Odds (1651-1652) 29
- 3. Suspicion: A Widow's Resistance (1653-1655) 61
- 4. The High Price of Silence (1654) 74
- 5. A Handful of Troublemakers (1652-1661) 87
- 6. A Long-Running Feud (1656-1675) 99
- 7. One Man's Many Accusers (1658-1669) 115
- 8. Mother and Daughter: The Holmans of Cambridge (1659-1660) 134
- 9. The Hartford Witch-hunt (1662-1665) 147
- 10. A father's Battle (1666-1667) 164
- 11. One "Cunning Woman": At Odds With All (1668-1670) 170
- 12. Three Ambiguous Cases (1669-1681) 185
- 13. A Servant ''Possessed'' (1671-1672) 197
- 14. Vehement Suspicion: Eunice Cole of Hampton (1656-1680) 213
- 15. Two Grandparents, One Grandson, and a Seaman (1679-1681) 230
- 16. The Strange Death of Philip Smith (1683-1684) 260
- 17. The ''Possession'' of the Goodwin Children (1688) 265
- 18. The Salem Witch-hunt (1692) 280
- 19. The Stamford-Fairfield Witch-hunt (1692-1693) 315
- Appendix The Hartford Witch-hunt: Additional Texts 355
- Selective Bibliography 359
- Index 365
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface to the Second Edition 1
- Introduction 3
- Guide to Sources and Abbreviations 17
- 1. The Early Cases (1638-1651) 19
- 2. The Parsons of Springfield: A Family at Odds (1651-1652) 29
- 3. Suspicion: A Widow's Resistance (1653-1655) 61
- 4. The High Price of Silence (1654) 74
- 5. A Handful of Troublemakers (1652-1661) 87
- 6. A Long-Running Feud (1656-1675) 99
- 7. One Man's Many Accusers (1658-1669) 115
- 8. Mother and Daughter: The Holmans of Cambridge (1659-1660) 134
- 9. The Hartford Witch-hunt (1662-1665) 147
- 10. A father's Battle (1666-1667) 164
- 11. One "Cunning Woman": At Odds With All (1668-1670) 170
- 12. Three Ambiguous Cases (1669-1681) 185
- 13. A Servant ''Possessed'' (1671-1672) 197
- 14. Vehement Suspicion: Eunice Cole of Hampton (1656-1680) 213
- 15. Two Grandparents, One Grandson, and a Seaman (1679-1681) 230
- 16. The Strange Death of Philip Smith (1683-1684) 260
- 17. The ''Possession'' of the Goodwin Children (1688) 265
- 18. The Salem Witch-hunt (1692) 280
- 19. The Stamford-Fairfield Witch-hunt (1692-1693) 315
- Appendix The Hartford Witch-hunt: Additional Texts 355
- Selective Bibliography 359
- Index 365