Reproductions of testimony, confessions, death warrants, and other documents relating to the Salem, Massachusetts, witch trials.

Salem Village and the witch hysteria (Jackdaw ; no. A16)

Engineering & Transportation

Richard B. Trask

Engineering

Grossman Publishers

From their introduction in the late nineteenth century, picture postcards have been a souvenir staple in every American community. These practical, yet collectable mailers promote local businesses and tourism, and celebrate historic and scenic localities. Danvers, known as Salem Village during the infamous 1692 witch-hunt, became an independent town in the 1750s. By the twentieth century, local boosters spotlighted the town's rich architectural heritage, local institutions, and vibrant business district by producing a variety of postcard views. Ancient saltbox houses associated with the witchcraft days, eighteenth-century gambrel-roofed dwellings that sheltered Revolutionary War patriots, the mansion occupied by famed poet John Greenleaf Whittier, and the Danvers Insane Asylum, a majestic state-operated facility, were frequent postcard subjects. This book samples the best of Danvers's twentieth-century postcard heritage.

Danvers (MA) (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

The story of Danvers, Massachusetts, formerly Salem Village, unfolds before our eyes through the medium of early photography taken from 1850 to 1899. Illustrated subjects include Danvers in the Civil War, the story of first great American philanthropist George Peabody, sites and building associated with the infamous1692 Salem Village witchcraft events and images of the various Danvers pocket villages and elegant mansions occupied by such notables as poet John Greenleaf Whittier and Secretary of War William C. Endicott.

Danvers, MA: From 1850 To 1899

History

Americas

Arcadia Publishing (SC)

The Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692 is one of the most notorious incidents of colonial American history. Historian Richard B. Trask has re-examined, newly transcribed and arranged in chronological order all the legal, ecclesiastical and other surviving documentary sources relating to the beginnings of the witchcraft hysteria during the initial and critical month of March 1692. Also included for the first time since its limited publication in 1704 is the important witchcraft sermon Christ's Fidelity, delivered in Salem Village by former village minister, Rev. Deodat Lawson. The important characters of the witch outbreak come alive to the reader, who learns what the accused witches and their accusers said and did, and how this local incident evolved into the largest &#34witch hunt" in American history. Cases represented include those of Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn, Tituba, Martha Cory and Rebecca Nurse. To help the reader capture an inclusive picture of 1692, the author begins with a highly readable introduction, and appends sections revealing population demographics of the 1692 village, biographies of scores of the chief characters, excerpts from English witchcraft volumes used by the Salem inquisitors, and narratives of the March events recorded by 17th century writers. Among the 10 illustrations are an early map of the center of Salem Village, a portrait of Rev. Samuel Parris, artifacts excavated from the Salem Village parsonage in 1970, and pictures of sites, houses and documents.  This new and enlarged edition appends nineteen witchcraft documents, previously thought to be lost forever, which have been discovered and gathered by the author and are reproduced here together for the first time! Dating between April and September 1692, these documents include examinations, indictments, and depositions relating to accused witches Giles Cory of Salem Farmes, Mary English of Salem, Margaret Scott of Rowley, Rachel Clinton of Ipswich, Mary Lacey, Sr. and Jr., Richard Carrier and Rev. Francis Dane of Andover, Margaret Prince and Joanna Penny of Gloucester, Mary Green and Hannah Bromage of Haverhill, and Rev. George Burroughs of Wells, Maine. The preliminary examination of Cory, who was later tortured to death, is the only record of his words to the court in 1692; while the six documents relating to Margaret Scott, who was executed on September 22,1692, adds significant information to the only two previously known manuscripts concerning her case. This volume is a soft-cover, 196 page volume printed on acid-free paper and includes 10 illustrations. It reveals, through a chronological use of primary sources, the beginnings of the infamous 1692 Salem witchcraft events.

The Devil Hath Been Raised: A Documentary History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Outbreak of March 1692

Danvers Historical Society

This major work displays the history of the photography of the President John F. Kennedy assassination. Written by historian and archivist Richard B. Trask, the book is the result of 10 years' research. The volume's 638 pages and over 360 illustrations, many never before published, reveal in detail the November 22, 1963, assassination in Dallas, Texas, as recorded by numerous photographers who were present in Dealey Plaza at the time of the shooting.
 These on-scene photographers included professional photojournalists and rank amateurs who captured on film in a form truer than any person's memory, relevant and dramatic slices of the reality of the event.
This Point-In-Time history combines photographic sources, numerous revealing, first-time interviews and a wealth of primary source documentation, including many Freedom of Information Act requests, which display from a multi-perspective view how this event was personally experienced by these picture-takers and others. The narration gathers multiple strands of information which, when woven together, create a broad tapestry of truths and perspectives never before revealed concerning one of the most shocking events of the 20th century.
Also examined is the story of how these images, including the famous Zapruder film, were used, and sometimes abused, by the news media and government investigations, as well as by assassination critics who distrusted the government's conclusions in the case. The beliefs of a number of researchers who have discovered assassins within some of these images are also examined.
This is a limited, acid-free, sewn, hard-cover edition of 638 pages divided into 26 chapters and includes over 360 photographs, maps, diagrams and drawings, and is footnoted throughout. Included are notes, various appendices, a bibliography and index.

Pictures of the Pain: Photography and the Assassination of President Kennedy

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Yeoman Press

The Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692 is one of the most notorious incidents of colonial American history. Historian Richard B. Trask has re-examined, newly transcribed and arranged in chronological order all the legal, ecclesiastical and other surviving documentary sources relating to the beginnings of the witchcraft hysteria during the initial and critical month of March 1692. 
Also included for the first time since its limited publication in 1704 is the important witchcraft sermon Christ's Fidelity, delivered in Salem Village by former village minister, Rev. Deodat Lawson. 
The important characters of the witch outbreak come alive to the reader, who learns what the accused witches and their accusers said and did, and how this local incident evolved into the largest "witch hunt" in American history. Cases represented include those of Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn, Tituba, Martha Cory and Rebecca Nurse. To help the reader capture an inclusive picture of 1692, the author begins with a highly readable introduction, and appends sections revealing population demographics of the 1692 village, biographies of scores of the chief characters, excerpts from English witchcraft volumes used by the Salem inquisitors, and narratives of the March events recorded by 17th century writers. Among the 10 illustrations are an early map of the center of Salem Village, a portrait of Rev. Samuel Parris, artifacts excavated from the Salem Village parsonage in 1970, and pictures of sites, houses and documents. 
 This new and enlarged edition appends nineteen witchcraft documents, previously thought to be lost forever, which have been discovered and gathered by the author and are reproduced here together for the first time! Dating between April and September 1692, these documents include examinations, indictments, and depositions relating to accused witches Giles Cory of Salem Farmes, Mary English of Salem, Margaret Scott of Rowley, Rachel Clinton of Ipswich, Mary Lacey, Sr. and Jr., Richard Carrier and Rev. Francis Dane of Andover, Margaret Prince and Joanna Penny of Gloucester, Mary Green and Hannah Bromage of Haverhill, and Rev. George Burroughs of Wells, Maine. The preliminary examination of Cory, who was later tortured to death, is the only record of his words to the court in 1692; while the six documents relating to Margaret Scott, who was executed on September 22,1692, adds significant information to the only two previously known manuscripts concerning her case.
 This volume is a soft-cover, 196 page volume printed on acid-free paper and includes 10 illustrations. It reveals, through a chronological use of primary sources, the beginnings of the infamous 1692 Salem witchcraft events.

The Devil Hath Been Raised: A Documentary History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Outbreak of March 1692; Together With a Collection of Newly Located and Gathered Witchcraft Documents

That Day in Dallas: Three Photographers Capture on Film the Day President Kennedy Died

Yeoman Pr

Follow three professional photographers as they scramble to record the most dramatic and far-reaching news story of the last half of the 20th century. This volume displays the camera work and story of White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, Associated Press photographer James Altgens, and Dallas free-lance photographer Jim Murray. Hear these articulate observers recount the traumatic, historic and sad events they witnessed. Examine their photo coverage in large-format, full frame color and black &amp; white images made on November 22, 1963. 
This new, color edition includes 18 color and 107 black &amp; white full-image photographs of the Fort Worth morning activities, the reception at Love Field in Dallas, the motorcade and assassination scene, activity at Parkland Memorial Hospital, the casket arriving back at Air Force One, the swearing-in of Lyndon Johnson as President, activity in and around Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination, activity at the Dallas Trade Mart, Dallas Sheriff and Dallas Police Departments, the showing of Oswald to the press, the Tippit funeral, and the December bail hearing of Jack Ruby. 
Also included are the circumstances relating to several later controversial photographs taken by these three photographers, including the Johnson wink photo,; Oswald possibly seen in the Book Depository doorway at the time of the shooting, Ruby in Dealey Plaza at the time of the assassination, activity around the sewer cover in Dealey Plaza just after the shots were fired, and the possible discovery of a second assassin gun. Many of the photographs in this book had never been published before. Photographs also include scenes of Trauma Room Two, Oswald at Parkland Hospital following his shooting, the Impeach Earl Warren sign, and professional portraits of Rev. Oscar Huber, Marguerite Oswald, and Jack Ruby. 
The skill of these three professional photographers and their ability to locate themselves at the right place at the right time allows us to experience in dramatic words and with on-the-spot pictures, one of the seminal events of the 20th century. On that day in Dallas, American history was changed forever.

This is the true story of a little piece of 8mm film made in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy visited Dallas, Texas. Abraham Zapruder's 26-second home movie captured in horrific clarity the public murder of the President. His six-foot long filmstrip soon became one of the most monetarily valuable artifacts in world history, and arguably "the most historic film ever shot." Zapruder's film and its subsequent study and interpretation by government investigations, the mass media and thousands of assassination buffs, is a controversial and convoluted tale. Richard Trask puts the film's significance into a readable context and displays how this small slice of historic reality has become the image by which the Kennedy assassination will forever be remembered.

National Nightmare on Six Feet of Film: Mr. Zapruder's Home Movie And the Murder of President Kennedy

Photgraphic Memory: The Kennedy Assassination, Paperback by Richard Trask.

Photographic Memory: The Kennedy Assassination November 22, 1963

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Salem Village and the witch hysteria (Jackdaw ; no. A16)

Danvers (MA) (Images of America)

Danvers, MA: From 1850 To 1899

The Devil Hath Been Raised: A Documentary History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Outbreak of March 1692

Pictures of the Pain: Photography and the Assassination of President Kennedy

The Devil Hath Been Raised: A Documentary History of the Salem Village Witchcraft Outbreak of March 1692; Together With a Collection of Newly Located and Gathered Witchcraft Documents

That Day in Dallas: Three Photographers Capture on Film the Day President Kennedy Died

That Day in Dallas: Three Photographers Capture on Film the Day President Kennedy Died

National Nightmare on Six Feet of Film: Mr. Zapruder's Home Movie And the Murder of President Kennedy

Photographic Memory: The Kennedy Assassination November 22, 1963