b'History PRIMARY SOURCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY: THEMES59Defining Documents in American History: NEW! Spring 2025 DEFINING DOCUMENTSThe Underground RailroadPRINTED IN IN AMERICAN HISTORY FULL COLOR TheUnderground Established in the late 18th century and running through the 19th century until the signing of theRailroad Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, the Underground Railroad was a carefully organized and secretive network of routes and safe houses established to help enslaved African Americans flee their captors. Since then, much has been learned about this system and its importance in the ending of slavery in America, and these volumes present numerous first-hand accounts of how this network came to be, how it operated, and what its legacy was. The Underground Railroad, which earned its name from local newspapers, was primarily run by freed African Americans, with the assistance of abolitionists and other sympathetic parties. Numerous routes existed, including to Mexico and the Caribbean, but the best-known and most widely influential ran to the north, where passengers on the railroad escaped to free states and Canada. By the mid-1800s, an estimated 100,000 slaves had used the network to achieve their freedom. How was the railroad run? What challenges did it face? What lasting impacts did it have on America as a whole? These questions and more are discussed in detail across these two volumes, FREE using primary documents from the time as the source for in-depth analysis. These volumes explore NEW!Online Accessthe development of the Underground Railroad from the early days of slavery to the present, whereFREEsocial movements still resound with the same call for equality as the railroad once did. Documents examined include legislative documents, political speeches, historical accounts, court cases, newsSee Also: Defining Documents: articles, and more. Slavery, pg. 63January 2025 | Two Volumes; 600 Pages | Print ISBN: 979-8-89179-148-0 | Library Price: $295 Defining Documents in American History:NEW!The Salem Witch Trials PRINTED INFULL COLOR HISTORYThe Salem Witch Trials, which took place in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693, have become indicative of mass hysteria, religious extremism, and false accusations occurring outside the fair and just rule of law. But what may not be as commonly known is that they were part of a wider phenomenon at the timea fear and prosecution of witchcraft stemming back to Europe in the 1400s that led to the deaths of upwards of 60,000 people, most of them women. In Europe, these witch-hunts were notably severe in the Holy Roman Empire, and reached a peak between 1560 and 1630, also occurring in Scotland and England, as well as other European nations to varying degrees. As the fervor in Europe began to wane in the latter half of the 17th century, the sentiment continued in NEW! PRIMARY SOURCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY: THEMESthe fringes and made its way to the New World, with the earliest documented execution for witchcraft occurring in Connecticut in 1647. Increasingly fearful and vitriolic rhetoric, publications attempting to prove the existence of witches and demons, and growing mass hysteria led to the dramatic and deadly events in Salem, in which more than 200 people were accused of witchcraft and more than FREE 20 were put to death. This volume explores the development of witch-hunts in the New World, from early incidents in Connecticut to the major events in Salem, as well as precedents in Europe, and laterNEW!Online AccessFREEcultural reverberations such as hysteria over perceived Satanic ritual abuse in the 1980s. Documents examined include historical accounts, book excerpts, court cases, religious doctrines, petitions,and more.October 2024 | One Volume; 333 Pages | Print ISBN: 978-1-63700-768-6 | Library Price: $175Defining Documents in American History:Watergate PRINTED INFULL COLORThe term Watergate has become synonymous with political corruption, intrigue, and scandal. But, what were the details of the events from 1972-1974 that led to the scandal becoming so well-known and climactic that it led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, and has echoed throughout the years ever since?From the events leading up to the wiretapping of the Democratic Partysheadquarters in 1972, to the investigative reporting of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and others that exposed the scandal to the general public, to Nixons eventual resignation after the smoking gun audiotape revealed the depth of his involvement, the Watergate scandal dominated the Americanconsciousness and added to a growing sense of public mistrust during the 1970s. Details of the scandal were further entrenched with the release of Woodward and Bernsteins non-fiction book All the Presidents Men (1974) and subsequent movie adaptation in 1976, as well as Nixons own infamous interview with British journalist David Frost in 1977. It set the benchmark for scandals to FREE come, with the -gate suffix becoming part of popular culture in relation to naming other corrupt,Online AccessNEW!FREEgenerally political, events. This volume explores the development of the scandal, its exposure and aftermath, and lingering effect on American politics. Documents examined include articles, committee transcripts, legislative debates, speeches, historical accounts, court cases, and more. See Also: Defining Documents: August 2024 | One Volume; 429 Pages | Print ISBN: 978-1-63700-764-8 | Library Price: $175 The 1970s, pg. 66GET ONLINE ACCESS(800) 221-1592 WITH YOUR PRINT BUY! www.salempress.com2024-433 Salem Spring 2025 Catalog.indd 59 2024-12-12 12:26PM'