In this illustrated talk, Emerson Baker explores the rich catalogue of explanations that have been put forward over the years to solve the mystery of what happened in 1692 but ultimately shows that there was no single factor.
In 1692 more than 150 people would be accused of witchcraft, and 25 would die in the Salem witch trials, the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history. He will discuss his recent book, “A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience,” which sets the Salem Witch Trials in the broader context of American history from the seventeenth century to the present, and examines their enduring legacy. the York Public Library and Museums of Old York will present Professor Emerson “Tad” Baker. YORK - While most of us have a cursory knowledge of the Salem witchcraft trials in the late 1600s and the persecution of people considered to practice witchcraft, what do we really know of this truly dark period of our Early American History? Today those same people might be considered “new age” practitioners.
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