Season 1 · Episode 1
In the Beginning: Who were the Puritans?
The Salem Witch Trials Podcast
October 1, 202318m 6s
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Show Notes
In our first episode, Greg is joined by Daniel Gagnon, a historian and author of A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse (Westholme), who explains the context that led to the witch hysteria in Salem in 1692. He discusses the Puritans who settled Salem, their beliefs, as well as their relationship with the native populations.
Learn more
- Daniel Gagnon’s book: A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse
- Daniel Gagnon is on the Board of Directors of the Rebecca Nurse Homestead.
- Greg Houle is the author of the forthcoming novel, The Putnams of Salem. Learn more at theputnamsofsalem.com
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