Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall - Rilegato

Laplante, Eve

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ISBN 10: 0060786612 ISBN 13: 9780060786618

Casa editrice: Harperone, 2007

Riassunto

Traces the story of the judge responsible for executing twenty Salem witch trial victims, documenting how he came to regret his role in their deaths, his authorship of America's first anti-slavery tract, and his efforts to further Native American relations and sexual equality. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

LaPlante’s touching biography seems hauntingly timely. Beneath the sensational title is a figure more familiar than we realize. (New York Times Book Review)

An intriguing journey into a world as far away as colonial America - and yet as close as the human heart. (Christian Science Monitor)

“LaPlante’s splendid biography brings a personal touch to Sewall’s story and his efforts to take the difficult but righteous path.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Insightful...a reformative, assenting spin on Salem’s hellfire and brimstone history.” (Kirkus Reviews)

L'autore:

Eve LaPlante, a sixth great-granddaughter of Samuel Sewall, is the author of two previous critically acclaimed books: American Jezebel, a biography of her ancestor Anne Hutchinson, and Seized, a narrative portrait of temporal lobe epilepsy. LaPlante has degrees from Princeton and Harvard and has written for The Atlantic, the New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, and Boston magazine. She lives with her family in New England on land once owned by Judge Sewall.

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060786612
• ISBN 13: 9780060786618
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 352