This Puritan author wrote about the Salem witch trials_____________?
Correct answer: A. Cotton Mather
- A. Cotton Mather
- B. Owen Edwards
- C. Annie Bradford
- D. Terry Pratchett
Explanation
Cotton Mather wrote Wonders of the Invisible World, an influential account connected with the Salem witch trials. The other names do not fit this historical and literary context.
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