The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill

The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World

Malcolm Gaskill

336 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative reflective medium-paced

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 A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.In Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. P...

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informative 87%
dark 51%
reflective 49%
mysterious 24%
sad 21%
tense 21%
challenging 20%
emotional 11%
adventurous 4%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%

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slow 46%
fast 3%

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