The folklorist Richard Dorson demonstrated that this figure was invented from the whole cloth by Edward O'Reilly.
The folklorist Richard Dorson demonstrated that this figure was invented from the whole cloth by Edward O'Reilly. During his courtship of one consort, he shot all but one of the stars from the sky for her, and, at her insistence, allowed her to ride his horse, which bucked her to the moon.  This figure, who was said to have laughed himself to death, once created a (*) hurricane while wrestling and defeated the Bear Lake Monster. This husband of Slue-Foot Sue rode the horse Widowmaker, ate dynamite, was raised by coyotes, and used his lariat, a rattlesnake, to lasso a tornado which he used to carve out the Grand Canyon. For 10 points, identify this hero of American folklore, a legendary cowboy.
The folklorist Richard Dorson demonstrated that this figure was invented from the whole cloth by Edward O'Reilly.
Pecos Bill [prompt on Bill]