Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper【電子書籍】[ Paul E. Johnson ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"In this compact masterpiece of historical detective work, Paul E. Johnson manages . . . to bring this unlikely early American hero back to vivid life." ーGeoffrey C. Ward, bestselling author of＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞The Vietnam War＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 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.＜br /＞ The distinguished social historian Paul E. Johnson gives this deceptively simple story all its deserved richness, revealing in its characte．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る