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Books About Life During the Salem Witch Trials

January 21, 2019October 6, 2023 / Meredith Allard / Leave a comment

Since I've been spending most of my time writing Down Salem Way, a lot of my reading has been about either the Salem Witch Trials or life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. One of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction is learning about the time period I'm writing about. I had a pretty good … Continue reading Books About Life During the Salem Witch Trials

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