Maine Historical Society - Programs Podcast

Speaker: Emerson "Tad" Baker; Recorded January 8, 2015 - Author Emerson "Tad" Baker explores the catalog of explanations that have been put forward over the years to solve the mystery of what happened during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Behind the events in Salem and surrounding towns was a unique convergence of conditions, including a new charter and government, a grim and bloody frontier war in Maine, and sectarian and political power-struggles. Baker is a professor of history at Salem State University and the award-winning author of many works on the history of early Maine and New England.