Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Real History & Background of the Greatest Witch Hunt Trials in AmericaBy Charles Wentworth Upham
Length31h 59m
About this audiobook
Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) is Charles Wentworth Upham's monumental reconstruction of the 1692 Salem trials, a work that combines narrative history, legal documentation, biography, and moral inquiry. Written in the expansive nineteenth-century antiquarian style, it situates the outbreak of accusations within Puritan theology, village factionalism, colonial law, and the psychology of fear. Upham's prose is deliberate and evidentiary, seeking not sensation but explanation, and the book remains a foundational work in the historiography of early New England. Upham was unusually positioned to write such a study. A Salem native, Unitarian minister, public official, and member of Congress, he possessed both local intimacy and civic-historical purpose. His access to town records, family traditions, and regional memory shaped his determination to correct legend with documentation. His clerical background also sharpened his attention to religious authority, conscience, and the tragic consequences of communal certainty. This edition is recommended for readers seeking a serious, source-rich account of one of America's defining moral crises. Though later scholarship has revised some of Upham's conclusions, his work remains indispensable for historians, students of religion, and anyone interested in how fear, belief, and power can transform ordinary communities into instruments of persecution.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length31 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 22, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 1)
3Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 2)
4Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 3)
5Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 4)
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6Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 5)
7Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 6)
8Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 7)
9Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 8)
10Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 9)
11Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 10)
12Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 11)
13Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 12)
14Salem Witchcraft (Complete Edition) (pt. 13)
15Memorable Quotes
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