Daily Life During the Salem Witch Trials

Part of a series of works on social history documenting daily life during important periods in American and world history, this volume on the era of the Salem Witch Trials examines facets of social, cultural, religious, and political life at the end of the seventeenth century. Beginning with a chronology of events surrounding the Witch Trials, the work covers topics such as the development of Puritan New England, domestic life in the era, business and maritime commerce in New England, politics and war in the 1690s, religion and law, gender roles, and marriage and sex in the seventeenth century. The work includes several black and white photographs as well as a collection of relevant primary documents. Goss is professor of history at Gordon College, Massachusetts. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

K. David Goss is assistant professor of history at Gordon College, Wenham, MA. His published works include Greenwood'sThe Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide.