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SALEM WITCH JUDGE: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall (HarperOne, Oct. 2007), a follow-up to AMERICAN JEZEBEL (HarperOne, 2004), comes out this month. SALEM WITCH JUDGE is a narrative portrait of the author's ancestor who in 1697 publicly assumed the blame for sending twenty people to their deaths on trumped-up witchcraft charges. Judge Sewall went on to affirm the fundamental equality of races and genders, and to author America’s first antislavery tract.
Early praise for SALEM WITCH JUDGE:
“Splendid…” –-Publishers Weekly
“Insightful… vivid.” –-Kirkus Reviews
“The toughest thing in politics is to admit you were wrong and to do something about it. That, remarkably, is what Samuel Sewall did, and in so doing, he fundamentally changed the debate over witchcraft forever. At a time when at least some Americans are arguing that we have to cut back on our civil liberties in the interest of national security, LaPlante’s biography of Sewall profiles an early American politician whose example stands out for its courage and its wisdom.”
–-Michael Dukakis, former governor of Mass.
“Well researched, readable, and… fascinating.”
--Library Journal
Information about book events is at www.evelaplante.com.
The New York Times Book Review will review SALEM WITCH JUDGE on October 7, 2007.
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