The history of American witches is way weirder than you ever imagined. From bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge to gruesome twentieth-century murders,American Witchesreveals strange incidents of witchcraft that have long been swept under the rug as bizarre sidenotes to history.

On a tour through history thats both whimsical and startling, well encounter seventeenth-century children flying around inside their New England home like geese. Well meet a father-son team of pious Puritans who embarked on a mission that involved undressing ladies and overseeing hangings. And on the eve of the Civil War, well accompany a reporter as he dons a dress and goes searching for witches in New York Citys most dangerous neighborhoods.

Entertainingly readable and rich in amazing details often left out of todays texts,American Witchescasts a flickering torchlight into the dark corners of American history.

HARDBACK BOOK