{"product_id":"the-devil-and-daniel-webster-stephen-vincent-benet-9780692315422","title":"The Devil and Daniel Webster, and Other Tales of American History","description":"Pulitzer 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. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Vincent Benet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069231542X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692315422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hythloday Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen Vincent Benet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046996865279,"sku":"9780692315422","price":10.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a619a457-dc27-4efd-a7b2-a5196d77c1bd.jpg?v=1684987691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-devil-and-daniel-webster-stephen-vincent-benet-9780692315422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}