A review by melissabee
In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 by Mary Beth Norton

4.0

Yes, this is an academic book dense with information, so if you aren't expecting that, it will read as slow. It tells a fascinating story, however. I found the juxtaposition of the witch accusations with trauma from war to be plausible. Norton doesn't bring in actual theories of trauma or PTSD, and the evidence doesn't absolutely allow her to prove her assertion that the authorities on some level used the witch trials to distract from their own incompetence. But again, it's plausible.