The Thing About the Salem Witch Trials · Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack

Were witch judges to blame for the destruction of English settlements in Maine?

·6 min

This episode examines how decisions by future Salem witch trial judges John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin may have contributed to the 1690 destruction of English settlements in Maine, exploring the political climate in Boston that prioritized offensive military campaigns over frontier defense.

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