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Comparing capital of Oregon possess by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum, The Story of the capital of Oregon Witch Trials by Bryan Le Beau, and The Devil in the Shape of a Wo military man by chirrup Karlsen The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 spread just about as fast as the Black Plague. This plaguey caused chaos among neighbors in a community. The chronology of events describes an awful time for colonists from June 10th to September 22nd of that year. The supports Salem Possessed by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum, The Story of the Salem Witch Trials by Bryan Le Beau, and The Devil in the Shape of a Woman by chirrup Karlsen all describe these events and provide varying explanations for the epidemic that plagued Salem Village. This fall over impart look at the facts that surrounded the trials and then using those facts testament look at the cause stated in each book for the hysteria to compare and contrast with one another.The trials themselves began following an instance in volving Betty Parris, Abigail Williams, and Ann Putnam, 3 young girls in the village. (Dufour, 248) The girls were caught performing fortune- give notice (of)ing rituals in the woods outside the village. The claimed at the time that they were trying to find information on the type of man that would be most suitable for them to marry. Soon subsequently this event the girls began to bring hysterical type fits. These fits prompted Reverend Samuel Parris, the father of Betty Parris, to call on administration to find an explanation for the fits. The explanation they found was very simple witchcraft. As the months went on more girls began to experience the same sort of events. It was only after intense questioning that the girls revealed the names of those afflicting them Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good... ... arguments and sufficient evidence to back it up. The rest problem lies in the fact that there are no survivors to tell the accurate and unbiased story, if such a story exists . In 1692 Salem Village got its 15 minutes of fame and proved to people the extents pieces will go to for the sake of conflict and religion. It should teach a lesson every human being needs to learn, the smallest incident can lead to hysteria of epidemic proportions. BIBLIOGRAPHYBoyer, Paul, and Stephen Nissenbaum. Salem Possessed. Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press, 1974. Dufour, Ronald P. Colonial America. Minneapolis, MN West Publishing Company, 1994. Karlsen, Carol F. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman Witchcraft in Colonial America. refreshful York W.W.Norton & Co., 1987. Le Beau, Bryan F. The Story of the Salem Witch Trials. New Jersey Prentice Hall, 1998.