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Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. In a plain meetinghouse a woman stands before her judges. The accusers, girls and young women, are fervent and overexcited. The accused is a poor, unpopular woman who had her first child before she was married. As the trial proceeds the girls begin to wail, tear... read more
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- Martha Corey: Add a description of this character.
- Ann Jr.
- George Burroughs
- Samuel Parris
- Mary Easty
- Corwin
- Rebecca
- John
- Hathorne
- Lawson
- Abigail Williams
- Hale
- Thomas
- Samuel Sewall
- Mary Walcott
- Betty
- Sarah Cloyce
- Margaret Jacobs
- Phips
- Sarah Churchill
- Danforth
- Sarah Osborne
- Sarah Good
- Mary Beth Norton
- Stoughton
- Goodwin
- Elizabeth
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“While those who resisted the court were being hustled to Gallows Hill at a faster and faster pace, those who confessed essentially joined the winning side and were often embraced by the accusers. It seemed that if you played the game they wanted you to, you were safe.”
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First Sentence edit
Like all children, Ann Putnam Jr. must have grown up listening to her parents, her relatives, and their friends tell stories.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Marc Aronson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0689848641
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Atheneum
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0689848641
Page Count: 272
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 133.43097445
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