Witches And Witch Hunts

by Milton Meltzer

Book Overview

Witches and Witch-Hunts : A History of Persecution This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590486306
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

This book has a lot of great information

I found this book by Meltzer very informative with a lot of great facts from history. Not only does he tell about many events in history of witch craft, but also shows how they are all connected together. Meltzer is a great author that potrays the way things should be seen at least in his eyes. The book is well formatted with end notes in each chapter and a bibliography at the end of the book. I would recommend this book to someone wanting to know the history aspect of the witch trials. I enjoyed this book throughly and I hope anyone else that reads it does too!

this is one part in history that wasn't all glamar

This book looks into the supernatural and let's you know we weren't all civilized forever!This book opened my eyes, i never knew that wiccans and their covens could be burned to death!I recamend this book to people who are interested in wiccans and thier history.

Wonderful Resource

I used this book while writing an essay for my IB American History class, on the social causes for the Salem Witch Craze. I found this book very helpful, with very good information, and very easy to understand. Being wiccan, i also liked the last chapter of the book, explaining modern day witchcraft. This is a wonderful book.

An excellent introduction for young readers.

This history of witches and persecution examines not only the usual Salem trials, but witch-hunts from around the world and over the centuries. Milton Meltzer's probe into the truth behind the stories provides a wider-reaching account than most and enhances a recommended portrait of witch perceptions and prosecution around the world.

Great book for witchcraft fans!

I think this book is great for anyone who is into witchcraft or just history. Just because it's a 9-12 reading level, doesn't mean it's not a good read.