John Putnam Demos

John Putnam Demos is an American author and historian. He has written two books that discuss witch hunts and has discovered that one of his ancestors was John Putnam Senior, a member of the Putnam family that was prominent in the Salem witch trials.

Demos was awarded the prestigious Bancroft Prize for his book ''Entertaining Satan''. He was awarded the 1995 Francis Parkman Prize for his book ''The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story From Early America''.

He retired in December 2008 as the Samuel Knight Professor of History at Yale University.

Demos lives in Tyringham, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Entertaining Satan : witchcraft and the culture of early New England
    by Demos, John
    Published 2004
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    The enemy within : 2,000 years of witch-hunting in the Western world
    by Demos, John
    Published 2008
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    The unredeemed captive : a family story from early America
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    Published 1994
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    A little commonwealth ; family life in Plymouth Colony
    by Demos, John
    Published 1970
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    Entertaining Satan : witchcraft and the culture of early New England
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    Published 1982
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    Past, present, and personal : the family and the life course in American history
    by Demos, John
    Published 1986
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    Remarkable providences : readings on early American history
    Published 1991
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    Artful history : a practical anthology
    Published 2020
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    Turning points, historical and sociological essays on the family
    Published 1978
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