Describes the culture of nineteenth-century lumberjacks who told the first Bunyan stories. Describes where the tales began, how they moved out of the forest and into print, and why publication changed them forever. An appendix includes more than 100 original Bunyan tales.
Tall tales of the mighty logger, including his birth and his adventures in a logging camp, in the South Dakota forests, and among the California redwoods.
Introduces children to the legend of Paul Bunyan, describing the lumberjack's immense strength, faithful friend Babe the Blue Ox, and their work to clear America's frontiers for farming.
Tells how Paul Bunyan, the mighty lumberjack, cleared the States of Iowa and Kansas, dug the Mississippi River, and performed other feats with his blue ox, Babe.