Bibliograph

Tall tale America, a legendary history of our humorous heroes, by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds

Type

Label

Tall tale America, a legendary history of our humorous heroes, by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tall tale America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

166000

Responsibility statement

by Walter Blair ; illustrated by Sgt. Glen Rounds

Sub title

a legendary history of our humorous heroes

Summary

The stories of American tall tale heroes--Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and others

Table Of 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."

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