17th Century New England, with special emphasis on the Salem Witchcraft Trials

A 17th Century Colonial New England Bibliography

This is a sometimes-annotated bibliography of the books in my personal reference library as I research 17th century colonial New England. There are a lot about the Salem witch-hunt, Puritan thought, and Anglo-Indian contact, but also a few odds and ends that make sense to me to have on hand. Please note: I do not lend books. To anyone. Most of these titles can be borrowed from any good public or university library. If you want to purchase a copy of any of these titles, I have included direct links to Amazon.com for all but a handful of out-of-print or hard-to-find local imprint titles. To print out the whole bibliography, please use the printer-friendly version to save paper.

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Anderson | Bailyn | Bouchard | Bradford | Bremer | Calloway | Condé | Daniels | Dow | Fisher
Gildrie | Grumet | Hayes | Holifield | Koehler | Lockridge | Mather | Miller | Norton | Powers
Robinson | Scot | Slotkin | Tapley | Ulrich | Vaughan | Whiting | Woodward

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  1. Daniels, Bruce C.. Puritans at Play: Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New England. St. Martin's: New York. 1995. Order from Amazon.com

    Despite the title, the span of time covers 17th to 19th centuries.
  2. Deetz, James. In Small Things Forgotten: The Archaeology of Early American Life. Doubleday: New York. 1977. Order from Amazon.com

    A new, revised edition of this book became available in 1996.
  3. Deetz, James, and Deetz, Patricia Scott. The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love & Death in the Plymouth Colony. Random House: New York. 2000. Order from Amazon.com

    Debunking the myths we have of our Pilgrim forefathers and -mothers, based on primary sources and first-hand accounts.
  4. Demos, John Putnam. A Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony. Oxford University Press: New York. 1982. Order from Amazon.com

    Demos first describes the physical setting -- the colonists' possessions, consumables, clothing and houses -- and the personal relationships that existed within households. He concludes with a psychoanalytical developmental analysis of the typical colonist's "life cycle," based on the 8-cycles-of-man theory of Erik Erikson.
  5. Demos, John Putnam. Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England. Oxford University Press: New York. 1982. Order from Amazon.com

    Demos starts with a demographic study of who was accused of witchcraft in colonial times, then does readings from psychological, sociological, and historical perspectives.
  6. Demos, John Putnam. The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America. Random House: New York. 1994. Order from Amazon.com

    National Book Award Winner
  7. Derounian-Stodola, Kathryn Zabelle, ed.. Women's Indian Captivity Narratives. Penguin: New York. 1998. Order from Amazon.com

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This page was last updated Feb. 15, 2009 by Margo Burns, My email address.