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Sam Patch A Cliff Jumper From The 1800's

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Sam Patch, a cliff jumper from the 1800 's, had become a celebrity. He gained many supporters, but some Americans criticized his work. Some thought he represented everything that was wrong with America. William Lee Stone, a journalist during this time, disagreed with everything that Sam stood for. He often wrote about Sam and made fun of him in his articles. Many other Americans agreed with journalist Stone. They did not like the fact that his cliff jumping gained him a celebrity status. Celebrities in the past were hard workers or did something that bettered America. Sam jumped off waterfalls. He did nothing that contributed to society and that bothered some Americans. Sam made a living by jumping off cliffs and that meant people contributed

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