The Witches: Salem, 1692, by Stacy Schiff, is a historical work of nonfiction that reads like a twisting, turning mystery. Schiff pulls back the curtain on this bizarre episode in American history ...

At first glance, the Salem witch trials of 1692 seem like a putrid, horrifying excrescence straight out of medieval Europe. Not only were many innocents hanged, but one victim, Giles Corey, was ...

In 1692, writes Stacy Schiff in her penetrating new book on the Salem witch trials, “New Englanders lived very much in the dark.” Their days were filled with hard work and prayer, their sky ...

When four young girls from Salem Village began having mysterious fits in 1692, they accused Bishop of sending her spirit to ...

For a book about the 1600s, Stacy Schiff's "The Witches," an exhaustive history of the Salem witch trials, calls to mind a surprising amount of contemporary popular culture. Sometimes Schiff ...

In February 1692, strange illness struck two young girls in Salem, igniting the infamous Witch Trials. Uncover the truth behind this dark chapter in history.

Today’s Salem is a strange place, at once alluring and off-putting. This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours, workshops ...

Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is required reading in nearly every high school classroom, placing the village of Salem, Massachusetts, well within the sphere of pop-culture awareness.

Review: 'The Witches: Salem, 1692,' by Stacy Schiff NONFICTION: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff's new book, a sweeping history of the Salem witch trials, resonates with its exploration ...