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Witches:

History of Persecution
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Book Sales, Incorporated, Jun 30, 2006 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 144 pages
Using contemporaneous court reports, depositions, letters, confessions and detailed written accounts, the author builds a terrifying picture of a world beset by the collective mania that was the witch hunt. Illustrated throughout in black & white.

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Good information but told in a repetitious manner that wore this reader down Cawthorne's Witch Hunt: A History of Persecution is a recounting of the witch hunt craze that infected not only Salem ...

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User Review  - Diane - Goodreads

its a very interesting book. its sad how things were back then espically if u had nothing to do with witch craft if they think u did then ur done for Read full review

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Contents

Introduction
6
WitcfyFinding in Bngland
15
Origins of tfye Witcl Hunt
25
Copyright

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About the author (2006)

Nigel Cawthorne studied at University College, London, where he gained an Honours degree in Physics, before turning to writing as a career. He has been a writer and editor for over 25 years, the last 21 freelance. He has written, contributed to and edited more than eighty books.

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