American tall tales
By: by Mary Pope Osborne ; wood engravings by Michael McCurdy.
Contributors: McCurdy, Michael, ill.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780679800897
Copyright date: 1991
Subjects: Tales -- United States; Tall tales -- United States; Tall tales; Folklore -- United States
Description: A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-115).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Davy Crockett; title: Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind; title: Johnny Appleseed; title: Stormalong; title: Mose; title: Febold Feboldson; title: Pecos Bill; title: John Henry; title: Paul Bunyan