{"product_id":"the-witches-suspicion-betrayal-and-hysteria-in-1692-salem-9780316200592","title":"The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCleopatra \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a rich historical account unpacking the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials and the inspiration for Broadway's \u003ci\u003eJohn Proctor is the Villain \u003c\/i\u003estarring Sadie Sink.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As psychologically thrilling as it is historically seminal, \u003ci\u003eThe Witches\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-302773\"\u003eStacy Schiff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316200592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031620059X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036020\"\u003eUnited States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036100\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacy Schiff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eV?ra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov)\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Saint-Exup?ry, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; \u003ci\u003eA Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the George Washington Book Prize and the Ambassador Book Award; \u003ci\u003eCleopatra: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for biography; and \u003ci\u003eThe Witches: Salem, 1692\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Schiff has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and named a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres by the French Government, she lives in New York City.","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708647805165,"sku":"9780316200592","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_be14dc00-7950-4f36-83ab-61620ac5f598.jpg?v=1747467448","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-witches-suspicion-betrayal-and-hysteria-in-1692-salem-9780316200592","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}