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by Trish Hoffman (Author)
Containing stories from the historical record and interviews with today's practitioners, Maryland Witchcraft has a little something for the history buff, the modern wiccan, and the merely curious alike.
In the dark history of witchcraft in America, other states dominate the popular mind, but Maryland, too, has blood on its hands.
Found guilty of witchcraft, Rebecca Fowler met her death by hanging. If she had been accused in a different colony, the end would perhaps have been different, but in Maryland, witchcraft meant death. The end was not so quick for Moll Dyer. Chased out of her house by fearful neighbors, she fled into the bitter winter night. Facing similar accusations, Hannah Edwards and Virtue Violl stood trial but escaped such a dire fate.
Drawing on stories of ancient witchcraft and shamanism and accounts of European witch trials, author Trish Hoffman unfolds the history of Maryland witches from the colonial era to the present day.
Author Biography
Trish Hoffman is a native of Massachusetts and has lived in Maryland most of her life. She obtained her BA from the University of Massachusetts in Italian language and literature and her MA from Fielding Graduate School in leadership and organizational management. She was an analyst and program director for the federal government until her retirement. She enjoys writing and is the author of Ghosts and Haunted Houses of Maryland. She is fascinated by the subject of witches and has been graciously welcomed into the Maryland witch community. Trish lives in Westminster with her husband, many books, and a great number of cats.
