Tall Tale America : A Legendary History of our Humorous Heroes
by
Walter Blair
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0226055965
ISBN-13
9780226055961
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 15th, 1987
Print length
279 Pages
Weight
308 grams
Dimensions
2.00 x 1.40 x 0.20 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: generalMyth & legend told as fiction
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"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 in World War II), it covers the great and small events of our national history, including the overlooked, but important ones, such as the invention of the prairie dog."—Washington Post Book World
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