{"product_id":"the-devil-and-daniel-webster-and-other-tales-of-american-history-paperback","title":"The Devil and Daniel Webster, and Other Tales of American History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Vincent Benet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Vincent Ben t was one of America's greatest storytellers, most famous for his witty and moving tribute to American history, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil and Daniel Webster, \u003c\/i\u003e where a trial for a man's soul becomes a trial of America itself, of all that is best and worst in a great and tumultuous new country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In addition, this collection includes six more of Ben t's best short stories, which in a similar vein, depict compelling and diverse elements in America's great social tapestry, with memorable and often amusing characters: a man whose toothache leads him to encounter Paul Revere on the eve of the American Revolution; a Jewish immigrant who discovers a new experience of life as a trader on the American frontier; a woman brought from Africa as a slave who teaches her grandson the price of freedom; an old confederate colonel, hateful and unwilling to accept the loss of his old world; and an adventurous young man who discovers the folly in all walks of human life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The stories included are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Devil and Daniel Webster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Jacob and the Indians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e A Tooth for Paul Revere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e O'Halloran's Luck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Die-Hard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132283097223,"sku":"9780692315422","price":14.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/24cdf61a01ae271ec992640301d29956.webp?v=1732625198","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-devil-and-daniel-webster-and-other-tales-of-american-history-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}