Bibliograph

Wicked Salem, exploring lingering lore and legends, Sam Baltrusis

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Wicked Salem, exploring lingering lore and legends, Sam Baltrusis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wicked Salem

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Sam Baltrusis

Sub title

exploring lingering lore and legends

Summary

"It's no surprise that the historic Massachusetts seaport's history is checkered with violence and heinous crimes. Originally called Naumkeag, Salem means "peace." However, as its historical legacy dictates, the city was anything but peaceful during the late seventeenth century. Did the reputed Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, strike in Salem? Evidence supports the possibility of a copy-cat murder. From the recently pinpointed gallows where innocents were hanged for witchcraft to the murder house on Essex Street where Capt. Joseph White was bludgeoned to death and then stabbed thirteen times in the heart, Sam Baltrusis explores the ghost lore and the people behind the tragic events that turned the "Witch City" into a hot spot that has become synonymous with witches, rakes, and rogues."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Alice Parker -- Bridget Bishop George Jacobs, Sr. -- Mary Easty -- Samuel Wardwell -- Sarah Good -- Wilmot Redd -- Albert Desalvo -- Giles Corey -- Glendower Murder -- Dorothy Talbye -- Jessie Costello -- Richard Crowninshield -- Abigail Ropes -- Cotton Mather -- Elias Hasket Derby -- George Corwin -- Harry Houdini -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Thomas Barnard

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