The Salem witchcraft trials
Karen Zeinert
Relates the causes, events, and aftermath of the witchcraft trials which took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the early 1690's and resulted in the deaths of more than nineteen people.
Read Time: ~2.1 hr
The Cuban American family album
by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler (1996)
About this book
Interviews, excerpts from diaries and letters, newspaper accounts, profiles of famous individuals, and pictures from family albums portray the Cuban American experience.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Cuban American family album Lead Character
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