{"product_id":"the-witches-salem-1692","title":"The Witches: Salem  1692","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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 ministers 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 Schiffs account of this fantastical storythe 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 Americas 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986859946037,"sku":"ByrdShop_0316387746","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780316387743.jpg?v=1770919425","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-witches-salem-1692","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}