72. DAREDEVILS: Sam Patch

The first famous American daredevil got his start leaping from Pawtucket Falls. Episode Source Material Sam Patch The Famous Jumper | Paul E. Johnson The Real Simon Pure Sam Patch | Rochester History The Last Leap of Sam Patch | Headlines & Heroes The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, October 28, 1829, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate. [volume], January 06, 1830, Image 3 Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate. [volume], January 06, 1830, Image 3 Mineral Point tribune., February 24, 1870, Image 3 Sam Patch's Last Leap The Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Library of Congress Leaps of Fame: The Rise of Sam Patch and a Changing Industrial Landscape - Not Even Past Sam Patch: a 19th Century Rhode Island Daredevil Worth Remembering 1824 Strike - Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) Labor History: The First Factory Strike - In These Times “4 or 5 Active Lads to Serve in Cotton Factory” - Child Labor at Slater Mill | Rhode Tour Pawtucket Falls - Blackstone River Valley