Tall Tale America: A Legendary History of Our Humorous Heroes

by Walter Blair

Book Overview

"Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry have all become heroes of American folklore. Some of them, like Crokett, were real, but all have become the subject of tall tales. This is a folksy history of the United States, told as if the characters were all real. This panoramic (if completely untrue) history begins with Columbus. . . . En route to its end in the 1940s (where traditional American heroes are enlisted to fight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226055965
• ISBN13: 9780226055961
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"