{"product_id":"book-c35z","title":"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally published in 1865, “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” began Mark Twain’s remarkable career and immediately demonstrated his masterful storytelling and brilliant sense of humor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis delightful tale introduces Jim Smiley, a man who loved to gamble, whether on horse races, dogfights, catfights, or even how long it took bugs to cross the Mexican border. When a gullible stranger came to town, Smiley boasted that his pet frog, Dan’l Webster, could outjump any frog in the county. Smiley, figuring it would be easy money, eagerly made a bet with the stranger, who had a secret plan to stop Dan’l in his tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wickedly funny collection also includes several of Twain’s other great short stories, including “A True Story,” “Jim Baker’s Blue-jay Yarn,” “The Private History of a Campaign That Failed,” “Extracts from Adam's Diary,” “Eve's Diary,” “The 1,000,000 Bank-Note,” and “How to Tell a Story.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49393911922992,"sku":"BDc35z","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49393911955760,"sku":"ZEc35z","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/404223-c35z-Square.jpg?v=1735359605","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c35z","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}