The Once & Future Witch Hunt
A Descendant's Reckoning from Salem to the Present

I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the Salem Witch Trials are many women’s Roman Empire, including my own. I’ve read one or two nonfiction and lots of historical fiction about them and still learned new things in this book. It is very well-researched and focuses on Martha Carrier, the author’s......more

3.5⭐️rounded up. Half hot sociological take on the Salem witch trials and half history of the events. It is interesting to think about how disenfranchised white women aligned themselves with the existing power structure to protect themselves at the cost of oppressing others. Sounds familiar. “The Sa......more

Thank you NetGallet and Tantor Audio for an advanced copy of the book. As I teach Shakespeare, witch hunting is a topic I have some knowledge about. I did not, however, have a good insight into one of the most famous witch hunts in history: Salem. We all have heard of the trials; be it through conver......more

This is a really interesting, deeply personal book. Which, I'll admit, was not what I expected going in. Like many, I have a morbid fascination with the Salem Witch Trials, born from equal parts confusion on how such things could have happened and a quiet, creeping suspicion that it easily could hav......more

I am like the author, because I also have dead people (relatives and people in town) who I believe want me to research and tell their stories. I lack the talent needed to write a book like this one, but I do have a facebook page belonging to the local historic society and I maintain it with my stori......more