Description:
The Story of Witchesby Thomas G. Aylesworth Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company 1979, ISBN#: 0070026491,
Hard bound, Very good condition (former library book with protective mylar
over-jacket, labels on the spine, front and back covers, and rubber stamp
on the first page, first inside blank page has been removed and the second
page is slightly torn). This book tells what a witch can do - fly on a
broomstick, control the weather, destroy crops, put curses on people, etc.
These are among the "skills" that people have "respected" and feared in
witches and at times even sought to use. In this lively book , the author
tells about people who were accused of being witches, and he considers "how
to become one," discussing the Sabbat and Isbat ceremonies. He describes
tests people used to discover witches in the past, as well as the various
"tools" of the witches' trade. He also writes about the famous witch trials
of Europe and of Salem, Massachusetts.The table of contents contains the… Read More
