Kinda involved, lots of historic names, but a great read. It was hard to hear of the loss of so many children to illness back then. Also hard of course, to hear of the witch trials. I've read extensively on them already, and this is just a mere overview - but a good mention of the times leading up to the trials (including King Philip's war, which some now have attributed to the mass hysteria that then ended in the witch trials themselves).
Also very interesting ties to the North Shore and especially Plum Island - where Sewall thought Jesus' second coming would most certainly occur. No sightings yet - but I am itching to go to Bob Lobster!
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