02042cam a22003853u 4500 71766 UtSlPG 20260610134647.0 m cr n 260607r20231828utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 07033170 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Neal, John, 1793-1876 Rachel Dyer Portland, Maine: Shirley and Hyde, 1828. Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Dyer Release date is 2023-09-30 Alan, Steve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Rachel Dyer: A North American Story" by John Neal is a Gothic historical novel published in 1828. Set during the Salem witch trials, it follows the fictionalized minister George Burroughs and the invented character Rachel Dyer as they confront mounting hysteria and false accusations of witchcraft. With most of the story unfolding in the courtroom, the novel tracks multiple trials of alleged witches, exploring themes of justice, republican ideals, and the collision between Old World authority and New World freedom. This pioneering work became the first bound novel about Salem's dark chapter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Historical fiction Trials (Witchcraft) -- Fiction Salem (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction Quaker women -- Fiction https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044009799834 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71766 112492 112492