Download or read book Salem Sends Its First Witch to the Gallows written by C. L. Gammon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first person to hang for witchcraft in Salem was Bridget Bishop. This is her story. It is also the larger story of the fear that caused otherwise intelligent persons to take leave of their senses and commit horrible acts in the name of preventing horrible acts. This book looks at Bridget Bishop the real person, not the idealized personification of her that so many have presented. It also looks at the attributes that made Bishop the ideal person to be the first to go to the gallows at Salem. In addition, this book considers why the execution of Bishop caused the floodgates of execution to open in Salem, whereas, an acquittal may well have caused an end to the witch fever in the town.