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41) Paul Bunyan

Series

Disney's tall tale

Publisher

Mouse Works

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

Description

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Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

42) Urban legends: 666 absolutely true stories that happened to a friend - of a friend - of a friend

Author

Craughwell, Thomas J

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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A fascinating, creepy, frightening, disgusting, and hilarious collection of some of the world's most popular and enduring tall tales.
With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risqué to informative, and frightening to disgusting, Urban Legends features fantastic yarns that are remarkable for their uncanny ability to travel the world by word of mouth. We've all heard the one about the alligators that roam New York...

43) The ballad of Belle Dorcas

Author

Hooks, William H

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

Description

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When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcas uses the magic of a conjer woman to keep Joshua with her.

44) Black culture and black consciousness: Afro-American folk thought from slavery to freedom

Author

Levine, Lawrence W

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

1977.

Language

English

45) Brer Tiger and the big wind

Author

Faulkner, William J

Publisher

Morrow Junior Books

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

Description

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Clever Brer Rabbit finds a way to teach the greedy Brer Tiger a lesson.

46) The stingy baker

Author

Greeson, Janet

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books, c1990

Pub. Date

[date of publication not identified]

Language

English

47) All around the year: holidays and celebrations in American life

Author

Santino, Jack

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

48) Folk nation: folklore in the creation of American tradition

Author

Bronner, Simon J

Series

American visions ; 6

Publisher

Scholarly Resources

Pub. Date

2002.

Language

English

49) Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox

Author

Schomp, Virginia

Publisher

Cavendish Square

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Description

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Relates some of the exploits of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees whose pet was a blue ox named Babe.

50) Sleeping with a sunflower: a treasury of old-time gardening lore

Author

Riotte, Louise

Publisher

Garden Way Pub

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

51) American tall tales

Author

Stoutenburg, Adrien

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

1966.

Language

English

52) American children's folklore

Series

American folklore

Publisher

August House

Pub. Date

1988.

Language

English

53) The Penguin dictionary of American folklore

Author

Axelrod, Alan

Publisher

Penguin Reference

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

54) The tale of three trees: a traditional folktale

Author

Hunt, Angela Elwell

Publisher

Lion Pub. Corp

Pub. Date

1989.

Language

English

Description

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Three trees that dream of greatness are surprised by the way their dreams come true.

55) Jack the giant chaser: an Appalachian tale

Author

Compton, Kenn

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

1993.

Language

English

Description

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Jack uses his wits to get rid of the giant up on Balsam Mountain.

56) Urban legends: the as-complete-as-one-could-be guide to modern myths

Author

Genge, Ngaire

Publisher

Three Rivers Press

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

57) Black sheep and kissing cousins: how our family stories shape us

Author

Stone, Elizabeth

Publisher

Times Books

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

58) Mountain Jack tales

Author

Haley, Gail E

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

1992.

Language

English

Description

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These stories featuring the hero Jack are set in the mountains of North Carolina, but have their roots in old world folklore. The illustrations are wood engravings.

59) John Henry, an American legend

Author

Keats, Ezra Jack

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born and who died with a hammer in his hand.

60) The big book of urban legends: adapted fromthe works of Jan Harold Brunvand

Author

Fleming, Robert Loren

Publisher

Paradox Press

Pub. Date

1994.

Language

English

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41) Paul Bunyan

42) Urban legends: 666 absolutely true stories that happened to a friend - of a friend - of a friend

43) The ballad of Belle Dorcas

44) Black culture and black consciousness: Afro-American folk thought from slavery to freedom

45) Brer Tiger and the big wind

46) The stingy baker

47) All around the year: holidays and celebrations in American life

48) Folk nation: folklore in the creation of American tradition

49) Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox

50) Sleeping with a sunflower: a treasury of old-time gardening lore

51) American tall tales

52) American children's folklore

53) The Penguin dictionary of American folklore

54) The tale of three trees: a traditional folktale

55) Jack the giant chaser: an Appalachian tale

56) Urban legends: the as-complete-as-one-could-be guide to modern myths

57) Black sheep and kissing cousins: how our family stories shape us

58) Mountain Jack tales

59) John Henry, an American legend

60) The big book of urban legends: adapted fromthe works of Jan Harold Brunvand