Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia
Author: Carson O. Hudson Jr.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 146714424X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"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." --Back cover.