Judge Sewall's apology : the Salem witch trials and the forming of a conscience / Richard Francis.

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London : Fourth Estate Ltd./Harper Collins, 2005.

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25697

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Sewall, Samuel, -- 1652-1730.

Law -- United States -- History.

Law -- History -- Trials.

Biography.

Contents:

Part 1 American tragedy:

1. The shaggy dog 2 --" Our hithertos of mercy "

3 The first American tourist

4. The yellow bird

5. " Vae, vae, vae, witchcraft "

6. Oyer and terminer

7. The king and queen of hell

8. Speaking smartly about the Salem witchcrafts

9. Judge Sewall's apology

Part 2 American comedy:

10. American pastoral

11. The selling of Joseph

12. " Wigg'd and powder'd with pretence "

13. " Impartial light "

14. " The concomitant rain-bow "

15. " Wave after wave, wave after wave "

16. Putting to sea in wintertime

17. " Rocqued like a cradle ".

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1841156760

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xvii, 412 p., : ill.