Salem Witch Judge

The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall

Eve LaPlante

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN:
  9780060859602
• eBook ISBN:
  9780061753473
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Historical Biographies
• Index: History

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• A Note on the Text
• Introduction
• Chapter 01
• Chapter 02
• Chapter 03
• Chapter 04
• Chapter 05
• Chapter 06
• Chapter 07
• Chapter 08
• Chapter 09
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 12
• Chapter 13
• Chapter 14
• Chapter 15
• Chapter 16
• Chapter 17
• Chapter 18
• Chapter 19
• Chapter 20
• Epilogue
• Exploring Samuel Sewall's America and England
• Chronology
• Writing of Samuel Sewall
• Geneology
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography
• About the Author
• Other Books by Eve LaPlante
• Credits
• Copyright
• About the Publisher