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The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster Regal, Brian (Assistant Professor for the History of Science, Kean University)
The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster
Regal, Brian (Assistant Professor for the History of Science, Kean University)
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.
160 pages, 1 Maps; 17 Halftones, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 24, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9781421436357 |
| Publishers | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Pages | 160 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 153 × 10 mm · 250 g |
| Language | English |