The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster

by Brian Regal and Frank J Esposito

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A provocative look at the mystery surrounding the Jersey Devil, a beast born of colonial times that haunts the corners of the Pine Barrens--and the American imagination--to this day.

Legend has it that in 1735, a witch named Mother Leeds gave birth to a horrifying monster--a deformed flying horse with glowing red eyes--that flew up the chimney of her New Jersey home and disappeared into the Pine Barrens. Ever since, this nightmarish...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1421436353

ISBN13:9781421436357

Release Date:July 2019

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary

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