{"product_id":"israel-potter-his-fifty-years-of-exile-paperback","title":"Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative edition of Melville's only historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on the life of an actual soldier who claimed to have fought at Bunker Hill, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Potter\u003c\/i\u003e is unique among Herman Melville's books: a novel in the guise of a biography. In telling the story of Israel Potter's fall from Revolutionary War hero to peddler on the streets of London, where he obtained a livelihood by crying \"Old Chairs to Mend,\" Melville alternated between invented scenes and historical episodes, granting cameos to such famous men of the era as Benjamin Franklin (Potter may have been his secret courier) and John Paul Jones, and providing a portrait of the American Revolution as the rollicking adventure and violent series of events that it really was. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition of \u003ci\u003eIsrael Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, which reproduces the definitive text, includes selections from Potter's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eLife and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for Melville's novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101521416415,"sku":"9780143105237","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/XBFfYi4SE59780143105237.webp?v=1781071650","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/israel-potter-his-fifty-years-of-exile-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}