The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster
- ISBN-10
- 1421424916
- ISBN-13
- 9781421424910
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-04-02
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Authors
- Frank J. Esposito, Brian Regal
Description
A product of innuendo and rumor, as well as scandal and media hype, the Jersey Devil enjoys a rich history involving land grabs, astrological predictions, mermaids and dinosaur bones, sideshows, Napoleon Bonaparte's brother, a cross-dressing royal governor, and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
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- 2019-07-30
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