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American Tall Tales presents nine wildly exaggerated stories of America’s earliest folk heroes—Paul Bunyan the king‑size lumberjack, John Henry the mighty hammerer, Mose the bravest New York fireman, Sally Ann Thunder Ann the whirlwind of feats, and others. Mary Pope Osborne edits and expands the traditional narratives while adding her own commentary and historic headnotes, illustrated with Michael McCurdy’s robust colored wood engravings that capture the vitality of these pioneering figures.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Mary Pope Osborne
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