History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Salem Witch Trials in the hit History Smashers nonfiction series. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales. In 1692,a few paranoid Puritans accused their neighbors of being witches sending the town flying off the (broomstick) handle. Before it was all overdozens of women in SalemMassachusetts were executedΓÇöburned at the stake. RIGHT? WRONG! There was some serious witch worrybut no one in the United States was put on a pyre (though the truth isn’t much better). And women werenΓÇÖt the only ones caught in crossfireΓǪmaybe donΓÇÖt read this one aloud to your dog. What really happened? The truth is historians arenΓÇÖt totally sure. But it is certain that religious beliefsa changing worldand a few super nosy neighbors collided to spell disaster for one New England town. No joke! From award-winning author Kate Messner comes the acclaimed nonfiction series that demolishes everything you thought you knew about history. And bust more puzzles of the past in History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino PeopleThe Mayflowerand The Underground Railroad among others!