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Cover illustration of a children's book on the famous 19th-century daredevil, known for his death-defying leaps from Passaic Falls, NJ, and eventually Niagara Falls in 1829. Not long after that event, Patch staged a jump from the Middle Falls in Rochester, NY. A week later, he was at the High Falls but landed awkwardly and was killed; his body was recovered the next spring. He is buried in Charlotte, NY.
Patch's improbable life was a perfect fit for the tall-tale tradition in America. This children's book has illustrations of an apocryphal leap from his mother's lap into a basin of water, and from the roof of a chicken house--the daring, rags-to-riches American striver.
Patch's improbable life was a perfect fit for the tall-tale tradition in America. This children's book has illustrations of an apocryphal leap from his mother's lap into a basin of water, and from the roof of a chicken house--the daring, rags-to-riches American striver.
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