Salem Possessed
by Paul S. Boyer
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeRealistic and morally murky: a stirring non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion which had been growing for more than a generation before building toward the climactic witch trials. Salem Possessed explores the lives of the men and women who helped spin that web adn who in the end found themselves entangled in it."--Page 4 of cover.
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- Author
- Paul S. Boyer
- Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 231
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- Open Library
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