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Reconstructing the life of the slave woman at the center of the notorious Salem witch trials, this book follows Tituba from her likely origins in South America to Barbados, forcefully dispelling the commonly-held belief that Tituba was African.

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"A fine example of readable scholarship." * Baltimore Sun *
"An imaginative reconstruction of what might have been Tituba's past." * Times Literary Supplement *
"A fascinating theory about the origins of the witch hunt that is sure to influence future historians. . . . a valuable probe of how myths can feed hysteria" * The Washington Post Book World *

Tituba Reluctant Witch of Salem Devilish Indians

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    A Paperback / softback by Elaine G. Breslaw

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      Publisher: New York University Press
      Publication Date: 01/08/1997
      ISBN13: 9780814713075, 978-0814713075
      ISBN10: 0814713076
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      Book Synopsis
      Reconstructing the life of the slave woman at the center of the notorious Salem witch trials, this book follows Tituba from her likely origins in South America to Barbados, forcefully dispelling the commonly-held belief that Tituba was African.

      Trade Review
      "A fine example of readable scholarship." * Baltimore Sun *
      "An imaginative reconstruction of what might have been Tituba's past." * Times Literary Supplement *
      "A fascinating theory about the origins of the witch hunt that is sure to influence future historians. . . . a valuable probe of how myths can feed hysteria" * The Washington Post Book World *

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