Marilynne K. Roach, author and illustrator of In the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials and former contributor to the Boston Globe, lives in Watertown, Massachusetts, near Boston.
Roach's new and exciting book is a marvelous compendium of
well-thought-out insights, multiple facts, and little-known details
on the events of the infamous 1692 Salem Village witchcraft. Her
work, arranged in a day-by-day chronology, allows the reader to
visualize how these events began and progressed to become the most
massive witchcraft outbreak in America. It is an important addition
to the literature of New England witchcraft.
*Richard B. Trask, Danvers, Massachusetts Town Archivist*
[A] truly impressive day-by-day compendium on the course of the
Salem witchcraft trials. This will be an invaluable aid to the
scholarship on this pivotal episode in American history.
*Peabody Essex Museum Collections*
The most complete day-by-day account of the Salem witch trials ever
written. [Roach has created] a fascinating chronicle of the
witchcraft episode and its long aftermath, filled with revealing
social and psychological detail, accurately and gracefully written.
A compelling read.
*Benjamin C. Ray, Director, Salem Witch Trials Documentary
Archive*
This fascinating, deeply researched day-by-day account of the
events of 1692 to 1697 is an extraordinarily valuable resource for
any student of the Salem witch trials.
*Frances Hill, Author of A Delusion of Satan and editor of
The Salem Witch Trials Reader*
What an accomplishment! Marilynne Roach tells the story with rare
detail and deep understanding. Her scholarship and sensibility make
The Salem Witch Trials an invaluable must-have for those interested
in the trials and the times. Reading her work is almost like being
there. Outstanding.
*Alison D'Amario, director of education, Salem Witch Museum*
Monumental.... Roach's detailed reference book provides deep
insights into the trial years by letting us listen to the voices of
everyone involved.
*Publishers Weekly*
Presents a detailed chronology of events from January 1, 1692, to
January 14, 1697. Drawing on extensive sources, including some
recently discovered manuscript material, it provides invaluable
basic information in an accessible format that will aid those who
are new to the Salem Witch Trials and those who many be revisiting
them.
*Library Journal*
The well-written text is formatted much like a diary of excerpted,
paraphrased, and quoted documentation.
*CHOICE*
Roach worked on this fascinating chronicle more than 25 years. She
tells exactly what happened at the time, based on tons of documents
and court testimony.
*Denver Post*
Marilynne K. Roach's The Salem Witch Trials is representative of
this ongoing interest: her "day-by-day chronicle" will find a place
on the shelves of researchers and history buffs for whom the
fascination of Salem never palls.
*Books and Culture*
Useful, rigorous and historiographically current reference
work.
*Los Angeles Times*
Readers will come away with a much fuller pitcure of who lived in
Salem and how they lived...This intriguing book offers an
understanding of history that will be helpful to those studying
colonial Massachusetts and of course, the notorious trials.
*Booklist*
This book is a good reference for understanding why the accusations
occured...
*Gainesville Daily Register*
Roach's new and exciting book is a marvelous compendium of
well-thought-out insights, multiple facts, and little-known details
on the events of the infamous 1692 Salem Village witchcraft. Her
work, arranged in a day-by-day chronology, allows the reader to
visualize how these events began and progressed to become the most
massive witchcraft outbreak in America. It is an important addition
to the literature of New England witchcraft. -- Richard B. Trask,
Danvers, Massachusetts Town Archivist
[A] truly impressive day-by-day compendium on the course of the
Salem witchcraft trials. This will be an invaluable aid to the
scholarship on this pivotal episode in American history. -- William
T. La Moy, Editor * Peabody Essex Museum Collections *
The most complete day-by-day account of the Salem witch trials ever
written. [Roach has created] a fascinating chronicle of the
witchcraft episode and its long aftermath, filled with revealing
social and psychological detail, accurately and gracefully written.
A compelling read. -- Benjamin C. Ray, Director, Salem Witch Trials
Documentary Archive
This fascinating, deeply researched day-by-day account of the
events of 1692 to 1697 is an extraordinarily valuable resource for
any student of the Salem witch trials. -- Frances Hill, Author of
A Delusion of Satan and editor of The Salem Witch Trials
Reader
What an accomplishment! Marilynne Roach tells the story with rare
detail and deep understanding. Her scholarship and sensibility make
The Salem Witch Trials an invaluable must-have for those interested
in the trials and the times. Reading her work is almost like being
there. Outstanding. -- Alison D'Amario, director of education,
Salem Witch Museum
Monumental.... Roach's detailed reference book provides deep
insights into the trial years by letting us listen to the voices of
everyone involved. * Publishers Weekly *
Presents a detailed chronology of events from January 1, 1692, to
January 14, 1697. Drawing on extensive sources, including some
recently discovered manuscript material, it provides invaluable
basic information in an accessible format that will aid those who
are new to the Salem Witch Trials and those who many be revisiting
them. * Library Journal *
The well-written text is formatted much like a diary of excerpted,
paraphrased, and quoted documentation. -- G. Wood, SUNY College at
Cortland * CHOICE *
Roach worked on this fascinating chronicle more than 25 years. She
tells exactly what happened at the time, based on tons of documents
and court testimony. * Denver Post *
Marilynne K. Roach's The Salem Witch Trials is representative of
this ongoing interest: her "day-by-day chronicle" will find a place
on the shelves of researchers and history buffs for whom the
fascination of Salem never palls. -- Thomas S. Kidd, Baylor
University * Books and Culture *
Useful, rigorous and historiographically current reference work. --
Marc Aronson * Los Angeles Times *
Readers will come away with a much fuller pitcure of who lived in
Salem and how they lived...This intriguing book offers an
understanding of history that will be helpful to those studying
colonial Massachusetts and of course, the notorious trials. *
Booklist *
This book is a good reference for understanding why the accusations
occured... -- Jodelle Greiner * Gainesville Daily Register *
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