Leach, Maria

Here are the strong men and bad men of American legend- Paul Bunyan, Old Stormalong, Pecos Bill, Jesse James, etc. Here also are tall tales and tall talk- mosquitos who drill through iron pots to reach a sleeper's head, the original "Shaggy dog" story, etc. A sectio on the forty-eight states introduces the folklore of each. Stories handed down by Indian tribes and tales of European origin are also included.

In this collection of noodles, riddles, tricks, and surprises, we have noodlehead, the man whose blunders have been part of the folk literature of the world. The author explains fully the sources and background of each story in this collection.