Sorcery in Salem by John Hardy Wright examines the witchcraft delusion that afflicted Salem Village and Salem Town in the winter of 1691-92. Twenty inhabitants lost their lives. This dark episode in Salem's colonial history has never been more popular than today. Scholarly books on witchcraft and the occult, and museums and fright sites in Salem draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, especially in October. Many consider Salem the "Halloween Capital of the World". Author John Hardy Wright offers the first all-pictorial history of witchcraft in Salem, illuminating the development of witchcraft and the Halloween mania permeating the city today. softcover, 127 pages.
