Category - Fiction / General Fiction
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 22 days ago
Views - 6
Wishes - 1
Ships From - Texas
Est. Publication Date - Jul 2010
Seller Description
Welcome to the world of the American tall tale! A long out-of-print treasure returns! This loving and vividly illustrated celebration of America conjures up a time when tales were trulyTALL. Set when the country was young and its horizons seemed endless, these epic stories portray a marvelous landscape where outsize legends grew and thrived. Sure to stir the imagination with its humor and wonderfully evocative illustrations,Animal Folk Tales of America features such celebrated figures as Pecos Bill riding a mountain lion; Davy Crockett getting outfoxed by a raccoon; and Paul Bunyan dealing with a mythological creature called a Rumptifusel. As author Tony Palazzo observes, these winning characters were fully of the new land and the new land loved them. Their great adventures and monumental deeds will forever remain in Americas collective memory. The legends include: The Jumping Frog A Tale of Pecos Bill Paul Bunyan and the Little Blue Ox Sweet Betsy from Pike Johnny Appleseed Davy Crockett and the Sensible Varmint And many more!
Additional Information
Animal Folk Tales of America: Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, the Jumping Frog, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, Sweet Betsy, and Many Others
ISBN: 9781402773228
Publisher Description
Welcome to the world of the American tall tale! A long out-of-print treasure returns! This loving and vividly illustrated celebration of America conjures up a time when tales were truly TALL. Set whe...
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