New England’s Witches and Wizards — Robert Ellis Cahill

Author: Robert Ellis Cahill
Publisher: Chandler-Smith Publishing House
Format: Paperback
Edition: Fourth Edition
ISBN: 0916787001

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Slim paperback with visible rubbing, scuffing and edge wear to the covers. Corners and spine show shelf wear, with some surface marks to the black cover. Pages appear intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

New England’s Witches and Wizards gathers strange, fearful and folkloric accounts of witchcraft, curses, fortune tellers, healers and accused witches from New England history. The book includes stories connected with Salem, Giles Corey, Boston’s “Irish Witch,” Molly Pitcher, the Marblehead Wizard, Rhode Island mystics and other local legends.

Part regional history and part occult folklore, this short illustrated volume will appeal to readers interested in Salem witchcraft, New England ghost stories, American folk magic and strange historical curiosities.

About the Author:

Robert Ellis Cahill was an American writer, former Essex County sheriff and keeper of the Salem Jail. He wrote numerous short books on New England folklore, hauntings, witchcraft, sea legends, crime, monsters and local mysteries, many published as part of the Collectible Classics series.