Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall, (Paperback)

from ajlewis2

I found the book difficult to read. I think there was an organization to it, but I was not able to follow it. Normally I would stop reading such a book, but there was great information in it. I got a picture of life in that time that was worth the effort. I cannot say that I liked the book, but I...

from yvonne.sevignykaiser

I picked this up as a, Amazon Kindle Daily Deal. I am fascinated with the Salem Witch Trials so always on the look out for new books on the subject. Samuel Sewall was the judge who presided over the deaths of 20 innocent people who were accused of being witches. Sewell later in life publicly apo...

from thornton37814

LaPlante, a descendant of Judge Samuel Sewall, studied his life in an effort to understand more of the man who was her ancestor. She begins with his marriage and the life which eventually led to his being selected to sit on the court as one of the judges for the Salem trials. She does a great job...

from MarthaHuntley

This is an excellent book, written by Eve LaPlante, a descendant of the Salem witch trial judge (and later chief justice of the MassachusettsColony) Samuel Sewall. It gives insight into the overly sensitive Christian sensibilities of Colonial Puritans, and some into this particular man, who like ...

from MarthaHuntley

This is an excellent book, written by Eve LaPlante, a descendant of the Salem witch trial judge (and later chief justice of the MassachusettsColony) Samuel Sewall. It gives insight into the overly sensitive Christian sensibilities of Colonial Puritans, and some into this particular man, who like ...