Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem: Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies

272 Pages·1995·117.07 MB·English

by  Elaine G. Breslaw

Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem

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ELAINE G . BRESLA W

Tituba,
Reluctant Witch
of Salem
Devilish Indian s
and Purita n Fantasie s
Elaine G. Breslaw
n
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Breslaw, Elaine G., 1932-
Tituba, reluctant witch of Salem : devilish Indians and Puritan
fantasies / Elaine G. Breslaw.
p. cm.—Th e Americam social experience series ; 35)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8147-1227- 4 (alk. paper ) ISB N 0-8147-1307-6 pbk.
1. Tituba . 2 . Arawa k Indians—Biography. 3. Slaves—Barbados—
Biography. 4 . Slaves—Massachusetts—Biography . 5 . Sale m (Mass.)—
History—Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. 6 . Witchcraft —
Massachusetts—Salem—History. I . Title. II . Series .
F2230.2.A7T573 199 6
97.'5—dc2o 95-3841 7
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In memory of
Joseph Breslaw
1957-1990
Whose courage made this book possible.