Daily Life during the Salem Witch Trials

<b>There are few episodes in American history as interesting and controversial as the Salem Witch Trials. This work provides a revealing analysis of what it was like to live in Massachusetts during that time creating a nuanced profile of New England Puritans and their culture.</b><br/><br/>What was it like to live in the colony of Massachusetts during the last decade of the 17th century the decade famed for the Salem Witch Trials? <i>Daily Life during the Salem Witch Trials</i> answers that question offering a vivid portrait essential to anyone seeking to understand the traumatic events of the time in their proper historical context. <br/><br/>The book begins with a historical overview tracing the development of the Puritan experiment in the Massachusetts colony from 1620 to 1692. It then explores the cultural values and day-to-day concerns of Puritan society in the late-17th century including trends and patterns of behavior in family life household activities business and economics political and military responsibilities and religious belief. Each chapter interprets a different aspect of daily life as it was experienced by those who lived through the social crisis of the witch trials of 1692-93 helping readers better comprehend how the history-making events of those years could come to pass.