The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall
Eve LaPlante
In Salem Witch Judge, acclaimed biographer Eve LaPlante, Samuel Sewall’s descendant, draws on family lore, her ancestor’s personal diaries, and archival documents to open a window onto life in colonial America, painting a portrait of a man traditionally vilified, but who was in fact an innovator and forefather who came to represent the best of the American spirit.