Jack Jouett’s Ride~Gail Haley~1973~First Edition~Rare Book~Free Shipping

Jack Jouett’s Ride~Gail Haley~1973~First Edition~Rare Book~Free Shipping.

This rare edition is in good to very good condition (see photos for your consideration). Some minor stains on the cover and edge of book. Some indication of it being a library book on inside front cover and title page. Otherwise book is in great condition with no markings or inscriptions. Color illustrations are beautifully done. A unique edition for your children’s library about a great American patriot.

John Jouett Jr. (December 7, 1754 – March 1, 1822) was an American farmer and politician in Virginia and Kentucky, but may be best known for his heroic 40-mile (64 km) ride during the American Revolution. Sometimes called the “Paul Revere of the South”, Jouett rode to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the outgoing governor of Virginia (and the Virginia legislature who had fled the new state’s capitol before electing his successor) that British cavalry had been sent to capture them. After the war, Jouett moved across the Appalachian Mountains to what was then called Kentucky County.[1] He thrice served in the Virginia House of Delegates, first representing Lincoln County and later Mercer County before Kentucky’s statehood (which occurred in 1792). Jouett also represented Mercer County at the Danville Separation Convention in 1788. He later served three terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives, first representing Mercer County, then adjoining Woodford County.

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