The Salem Witch Trials

The salem witch trials are the crucible of American culture. The narrative that was created during e the original settling of these lands by white people riht their claim, that the woods had never been touched,. And boutin goes through, in this section, a lot of primary sources from the period saying this exact thing. He calls out james fenimore cooper, who, more than any other writer, fastened the image of the vir forest in the american mind.