Historical USA

History Byte: How One Man Influenced Witch Trial Hysteria


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History Byte is a small excerpt from the previous episode. 

Nineteenth-century historian Charles Wentworth Upham wrote, "I hold those two men responsible for what is called 'Salem Witchcraft."   This is a small excerpt from our latest Episode "How the Smallpox Epidemic of 1721 Changed America."  

Listen to the full episode, "How the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic Changed America." 

Historical U.S.A. is a weakly podcast hosted by Historian Lisa Weakland.    

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