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Would it surprise you to learn that not one person was burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials? The tragedy was that 19 were hanged and one was "pressed" to death -- all on the accusations of young girls. Join us as we recall those hysterical days of American colonial history whe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: History Channel (Television network) (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Ackroyd, David (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : A & E Television Networks, 1997.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Trials (Witchcraft) > Massachusetts > Salem > History > 17th century.
Witchcraft > Massachusetts > Salem > History > 17th century.
Salem (Mass.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Procès (Sorcellerie) > Massachusetts > Salem > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Sorcellerie > Massachusetts > Salem > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Salem (Mass.) > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Trials (Witchcraft)
Witchcraft.
Massachusetts > Salem.
1600-1775
Documentary television programs.
History.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Would it surprise you to learn that not one person was burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials? The tragedy was that 19 were hanged and one was "pressed" to death -- all on the accusations of young girls. Join us as we recall those hysterical days of American colonial history when over 150 people were jailed and tortured.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 03, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (44 min.)
Playing Time:00:43:32