American Tall Tales

By: Mary Pope Osborne

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From the Publisher:

“Meet America’s first folk heroes in these nine wildly exaggerated and downright funny stories. Here are Paul Bunyan, that king-sized lumberjack who could fell “ten white pines with a single swing”; John Henry, with his mighty hammer; Mose, old New York’s biggest, bravest fireman; Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, who could “outgrin, outsnort, outrun, outlift, outsneeze, outsleep, outlie any varmint”; and other uniquely American characters, together in one superb collection.”

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Product Description

In the tradition of the original nineteenth-century storytellers, Mary Pope Osborne compiles, edits, and adds her own two cents’ worth—and also supplies fascinating historical headnotes.

Michael McCurdy’s robust colored wood engravings recall an earlier time, perfectly capturing all the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness.

Additional Information

Weight .64 kg
Dimensions 11.3 × 8.5 × .8 in
ISBN 13

9780679800897

Published Date

1991

Author

Mary Pope Osborne

Publisher

Knopf Books

Format

Hardcover

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