Chapter 1
The birth of a legend
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Chapter 2
The mysterious Pine Barrens
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Chapter 3
The great panic of 1909
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Chapter 4
From monster to cultural icon
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The Jersey Devil
Ch 1 · The birth of a legend
mankai Quakers shun Daniel Leeds for his astrological almanac, sparking the Jersey Devil legend.
Fun Fact
The Leeds Devil: This legendary Pine Barrens monster was originally named after New Jersey's real-life Leeds family, whom locals blamed for giving birth to the mythical creature.
Glossary
mother leeds (noun)
The real-life 18th-century resident of the New Jersey Pine Barrens whose frustrated curse on her thirteenth child is blamed in folklore for birthing the Jersey Devil. In the history of how this legend was born, her transition from an ordinary mother to a mythical figure shows how easily rumors can warp the truth. Think of how a simple game of telephone can turn a normal family's daily struggles into a wild, centuries-old monster story.
The real-life 18th-century resident of the New Jersey Pine Barrens whose frustrated curse on her thirteenth child is blamed in folklore for birthing the Jersey Devil. In the history of how this legend was born, her transition from an ordinary mother to a mythical figure shows how easily rumors can warp the truth. Think of how a simple game of telephone can turn a normal family's daily struggles into a wild, centuries-old monster story.
diletta The Jersey Devil
We locked up the schools in the January cold, To hide from the shadow the pine trees hold.
Fun Fact
Royal witness: Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, claimed to have seen the Jersey Devil while hunting on his Bordentown estate in 1820.
Glossary
cryptid (noun)
An animal whose existence is rumored but not scientifically proven. In 1735, Jane Leeds allegedly gave birth to the winged, hooved beast in the New Jersey wilderness.
An animal whose existence is rumored but not scientifically proven. In 1735, Jane Leeds allegedly gave birth to the winged, hooved beast in the New Jersey wilderness.
Quiz
Which of the following physical features is traditionally attributed to the Jersey Devil?
Quiz
What is the traditional name of the mother accused of cursing her child in the Jersey Devil legend?