The Resource Tall tale America : a legendary history of our humorous heroes, by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds
Tall tale America : a legendary history of our humorous heroes, by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds
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- Summary
- The stories of American tall tale heroes--Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and others
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 262 pages
- Note
- Map on pastedowns and endpapers
- Contents
-
- Overcoming hardships, America gets discovered and settled
- Captain Stormalong, the revolution and clipper ships
- Jonathan Slick, southerners, Dutchmen and Daniel Boone
- Mike Fink, king of Mississippi keelboatmen
- Mike Fink, mountain man in the far west
- Davy Crockett, Tennessee settler
- Davy Crockett, soldier, congressmen and comet licker
- Johnny Appleseed, planter of orchards on the frontier
- Mose, New York fireman and California miner
- Windwagon Smith and the Santa Fe trail
- Feboldson and Bridger; western scientists
- Paul Bunyan, Northwoods lumberman
- Pecos Bill, king of Texas cowboys
- John Henry and the machine in West Virginia
- Paul Bunyan, scientific industrial in the oilfields
- Joe Magarac, Pittsburgh steel men
- "We've still got heroes."
- Label
- Tall tale America : a legendary history of our humorous heroes
- Title
- Tall tale America
- Title remainder
- a legendary history of our humorous heroes
- Statement of responsibility
- by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds
- Subject
-
- Legends -- United States
- Légendes -- États-Unis
- Humoristische Literatur
- Tall tales
- Folklore -- États-Unis
- Héros -- États-Unis
- Légendes -- États-Unis
- Tall tales
- Héros -- États-Unis
- Humour -- États-Unis
- Legends
- Legends -- United States
- United States
- Humor
- Humour -- États-Unis
- Anthologie
- USA
- Heroes
- Tall tales -- United States
- Folklore -- America
- Heroes -- United States -- Humor
- Folklore -- États-Unis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The stories of American tall tale heroes--Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and others
- Additional physical form
- Also issued online.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1900-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Blair, Walter
- Dewey number
- 398.21
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
-
- PS451
- PZ8.1.B55
- LC item number
- .B55
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1906-2002
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Rounds, Glen
- Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress)
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Legends
- Tall tales
- Heroes
- Folklore
- Humour
- Héros
- Légendes
- Heroes
- Legends
- Tall tales
- United States
- Héros
- Légendes
- Folklore
- Humour
- Anthologie
- Humoristische Literatur
- USA
- Tall tales
- Legends
- Folklore
- Label
- Tall tale America : a legendary history of our humorous heroes, by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds
- Note
- Map on pastedowns and endpapers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Overcoming hardships, America gets discovered and settled -- Captain Stormalong, the revolution and clipper ships -- Jonathan Slick, southerners, Dutchmen and Daniel Boone -- Mike Fink, king of Mississippi keelboatmen -- Mike Fink, mountain man in the far west -- Davy Crockett, Tennessee settler -- Davy Crockett, soldier, congressmen and comet licker -- Johnny Appleseed, planter of orchards on the frontier -- Mose, New York fireman and California miner -- Windwagon Smith and the Santa Fe trail -- Feboldson and Bridger; western scientists -- Paul Bunyan, Northwoods lumberman -- Pecos Bill, king of Texas cowboys -- John Henry and the machine in West Virginia -- Paul Bunyan, scientific industrial in the oilfields -- Joe Magarac, Pittsburgh steel men -- "We've still got heroes."
- Control code
- ocm00166000
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- ix, 262 pages
- Lccn
- 44008461
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, 1 map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o00166000
- (OCoLC)00166000
- Label
- Tall tale America : a legendary history of our humorous heroes, by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds
- Note
- Map on pastedowns and endpapers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Overcoming hardships, America gets discovered and settled -- Captain Stormalong, the revolution and clipper ships -- Jonathan Slick, southerners, Dutchmen and Daniel Boone -- Mike Fink, king of Mississippi keelboatmen -- Mike Fink, mountain man in the far west -- Davy Crockett, Tennessee settler -- Davy Crockett, soldier, congressmen and comet licker -- Johnny Appleseed, planter of orchards on the frontier -- Mose, New York fireman and California miner -- Windwagon Smith and the Santa Fe trail -- Feboldson and Bridger; western scientists -- Paul Bunyan, Northwoods lumberman -- Pecos Bill, king of Texas cowboys -- John Henry and the machine in West Virginia -- Paul Bunyan, scientific industrial in the oilfields -- Joe Magarac, Pittsburgh steel men -- "We've still got heroes."
- Control code
- ocm00166000
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- ix, 262 pages
- Lccn
- 44008461
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, 1 map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o00166000
- (OCoLC)00166000
Subject
- Anthologie
- Folklore -- America
- Folklore -- États-Unis
- Folklore -- États-Unis
- Heroes
- Heroes -- United States -- Humor
- Humor
- Humoristische Literatur
- Humour -- États-Unis
- Humour -- États-Unis
- Héros -- États-Unis
- Héros -- États-Unis
- Legends
- Legends -- United States
- Legends -- United States
- Légendes -- États-Unis
- Légendes -- États-Unis
- Tall tales
- Tall tales
- Tall tales -- United States
- USA
- United States
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