Crane Pond
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This is a novel of the Salem Witch Trials from the point of view of a judge. In a colony struggling for survival, in a mysterious new world where infant mortality is high and sin is to blame, Samuel Sewall is committed to being a loving family man, a good citizen, and a fair-minded judge. Like any believing Puritan, he agonizes over what others think of him, while striving to act morally correct, keep the peace, and, when possible, enjoy a hefty slice of pie. His one regret is that months earlier, he didn't sentence a group of pirates to death. What begins as a touching story of a bumbling man tasked with making judgments in a society where reason is often ephemeral quickly becomes the chilling narrative we know too well. And when public opinion wavers, Sewall learns that what has been done cannot be undone. Crane Pond explores the inner life of a well-meaning man who compromised with evil and went on to regret it. At once a searing view of the Trials, an empathetic portrait of one of the period's most tragic figures, and an indictment of the malevolent power of idealism, it is a thrilling new telling of one of America's founding stories.
Notes
Francis, R. (2016). Crane Pond. [United States], Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Francis, Richard. 2016. Crane Pond. [United States], Europa Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Francis, Richard, Crane Pond. [United States], Europa Editions, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Francis, Richard. Crane Pond. [United States], Europa Editions, 2016.
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