The Salem witch trials took place between February of 1692 and May of 1693. By the end of the trials, hundreds were accused of witchcraft, nineteen were executed and several more died in prison awaiting either trial or execution.etween January and May of 1693, many were found innocent and released or had charges dropped. Of those found guilty by jury trial, the majority was pardoned and no more executions took place. The Salem witch trials continue to be a subject of interest in many different ways.
List of Oz books. The Oz books form a book series that begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and relate the fictional history of the Land of Oz. Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum, who went on to write fourteen full-length Oz books. All of Baum written books are in the public domain in the United States. Even while he was alive, Baum was styled as the Royal Historian of Oz to emphasize the concept that Oz is an actual place.
United States. Rick Riordan is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Rick Riordan (pronounced Ryer'-dan) is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and helped create the entire 39 Clues series. A bedtime story shared with Rick's oldest son was just the beginning of his journey into the world of children's books.