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Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia

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Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia

Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia by Carson O. Hudson Jr.
English | August 26th, 2019 | ISBN: 146714424X | 128 pages | EPUB | 4.51 MB

While the witchcraft mania that swept through Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 was significant, fascination with it has tended to overshadow the historical records of other persecutions throughout early America. Colonial Virginians shared a common belief in the supernatural with their northern neighbors. The 1626 case of Joan Wright, the first woman to be accused of witchcraft in British North America, began Virginia's own witch craze. Utilizing surviving records, local historian Carson Hudson narrates these fascinating stories.

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