Retells, in graphic novel format, the story of the Salem Witch Trials, during which eighteen people were hanged, five died in jail, and another was killed after being accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 1600s.
"The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 are a case study in hysteria and group psychology, and the cultural effects still linger centuries later. This critical study examines original trial transcripts, historical accounts, fiction and drama, film and television shows, and tourist sites in contemporary Salem, challenging the process of how history is collected and recorded"--Provided by publisher.
Contains the script for the theater production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," in which a scorned young woman sets off a wave of hysteria in seventeenth-century Salem after accusing her lover's wife of witchcraft, and includes a screenplay based on the script.
