{"product_id":"the-lake-gun-james-fenimore-cooper-9781981655984","title":"The Lake Gun: James Fenimore Cooper","description":"The Lake Gun by James Fenimore Cooper. \"'The Lake Gun\" is a satirical short story by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1850. The short story was commission by George E. Wood for $100, and published in a miscellany titled The Parthenon. The short story satirizes political demagoguery, focused on William Henry Seward. The title of the story comes from a mysterious loud exploding sound coming from Seneca Lake, called \"The Lake Gun\" by European American settlers to the area, and known today as the Seneca Guns. These sounds remain unexplained to this day, with no clear or agreed-upon cause.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Fenimore Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1981655980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781981655984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.06d","brand":"James Fenimore Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659534348543,"sku":"9781981655984","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07b9c5af-96b0-4745-a698-88c5de6d9cd0.jpg?v=1781201828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lake-gun-james-fenimore-cooper-9781981655984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}