The Secret History of the Jersey Devil How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster |
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Author:
| Regal, Brian Esposito, Frank J. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4214-3635-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2019 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $21.00 |
Book Description:
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gend 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 beast has haunted those woods, presaging catastrophe and frightening innocent passersby--or so ......
gend 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 beast has haunted those woods, presaging catastrophe and frightening innocent passersby--or so ......