Charles Wentworth Upham Books

Charles Wentworth Upham was an American politician and a significant historian of Massachusetts, with a particular focus on the history of Salem and the infamous late 17th-century witch trials. An opponent of the burgeoning Transcendentalist movement, he wrote and spoke widely on Protestant religion and Massachusetts history. His meticulous work on the Salem witch trials remains a compelling study of this dark period, offering deep insights into the events and the society that shaped them.