#38 in History
The witches: Salem, 1692
- NYT bestseller · 10 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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About the book
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra analyzes the Salem Witch Trials to offer key insights into the role of women in its events while explaining how its tragedies became possible. 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.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.3 across 56 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 6.3 | 56 | 100% |
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