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 beast has haunted those woods, presaging catastrophe and frightening innocent passersby--or so the story goes. In The Secret History of the Jersey Devil, Brian Regal and Frank J. Esposito examine the genesis of this popular myth, which is one of the oldest monster legends in the United States.
According to Regal and Esposito, everything you think you know about the Jersey Devil is wrong. The real story of the Jersey Devil's birth is far more interesting, complex, and important than most people--believers and skeptics alike--realize. Leaving the Pine Barrens, Regal and Esposito turn instead to the varied political and cultural roots of the Devil's creation. Fascinating and lively, this book finds the origins of New Jersey's favorite monster not in witchcraft or an unnatural liaison between woman and devil but in the bare-knuckled political fights and religious upheavals of colonial America. 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.
Автор: Regan Gary Название: Gaz Regan`s 101 Best New Cocktails 2012 ISBN: 1907434038 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781907434037 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4128.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Rega Alexander Название: Peanut, Peanut, Crack Your Shell ISBN: 057845923X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578459233 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2292.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Keeping Up with Craft Beers is a handy journal for recording your craft beer tasting experiences. The increasing choices and variety of beers with clever and sometimes similar names can made it hard to keep track of the delights and disappointments found on tap and in stores. You can list and score 100 craft beers as well as note breweries, brewpubs, and beer festivals you have or want to visit. Suggestions for use include designating one journal for a favorite brew pub that offers a large variety of beer and to keep separate journals for breweries visited and sampling done, and for beer festivals attended. Its size makes it easy to keep with you and store in your backpack, purse, or glovebox. Great gift for the craft beer lover in your life.
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