Marilynne K. Roach is a historian and author who specializes in the Salem witch trials. She has spent decades researching colonial New England and the Salem witch trials in particular. She's considered a leading expert on the subject and has written several books about Salem, including The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege (2004) and Six Women of Salem (2013).
Roach is based in Massachusetts and has worked as a historical interpreter, illustrator, and researcher. She's affiliated with the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem and is frequently consulted as an authority on the witch trials. She's known for her meticulous research methods and for using primary sources extensively in her work.
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