{"product_id":"sam-patch-the-famous-jumper-paperback","title":"Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul E. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true history of a legendary American folk hero\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1820s, a fellow named Sam Patch grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, working there (when he wasn't drinking) as a mill hand for one of America's new textile companies. Sam made a name for himself one day by jumping seventy feet into the tumultuous waters below Pawtucket Falls. When in 1827 he repeated the stunt in Paterson, New Jersey, another mill town, an even larger audience gathered to cheer on the daredevil they would call the \"Jersey Jumper.\" Inevitably, he went to Niagara Falls, where in 1829 he jumped not once but twice in front of thousands who had paid for a good view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe distinguished social historian Paul E. Johnson gives this deceptively simple story all its deserved richness, revealing in its characters and social settings a virtual microcosm of Jacksonian America. He also relates the real jumper to the mythic Sam Patch who turned up as a daring moral hero in the works of Hawthorne and Melville, in London plays and pantomimes, and in the spotlight with Davy Crockett-a Sam Patch who became the namesake of Andrew Jackson's favorite horse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his shrewd and powerful analysis, Johnson casts new light on aspects of American society that we may have overlooked or underestimated. This is innovative American history at its best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul E. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e, a professor of history at the University of South Carolina, is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Shopkeeper's Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e (H\u0026amp;W, 1978) and co-author, with Sean Wilentz, of \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of Matthias\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina, and Onancock, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693908070463,"sku":"9780809083886","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/300157a36edc20a2cd530e1d68ca5a67.webp?v=1765000358","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/sam-patch-the-famous-jumper-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}