American legends and folktales

Looks at the life of American patriot Nathan Hale.

Looks at the life of nineteenth-century legend William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill.

In the early 1800s, after John Bell shoots at a strange animal in his cornfield near Tennessee's Red River, he and his family fall victim to malicious attacks by an entity called the Bell Witch.

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains awakes to a much-changed world.

"Davy Crockett is one of the best-remembered American legends. His story depicts him as a great explorer, a frontiersman, who learned how to survive in the wild. His adventures took him all over America. Eventually, Davy Crockett became a congressman and helped make America what it is today."--Provided by publisher.

Presents the life of colorful Wild West frontierswoman Martha Jane Cannary, known as Calamity Jane.

Relates some of the exploits of Pecos Bill, the extraordinary Texas cowboy who was raised by coyotes, rode a mountain lion, used a rattle snake as a rope, and married the fearless Slue-Foot Sue.

A folktale from Puerto Rico describing the foolish Juan Bobo who, despite not being very smart, winds up with a bag of gold thanks to his honesty and good heart.

Profiles the life of New Jersey born Mary Ludwig who became a Revolutionary War heroine when she carried water to American soldiers and even fired a cannon herself during the Battle of Monmouth.