Author: OSBORNE, MARY POPE
Title: American Tall Tales
Description: New York: Knopf, 1991. Hardcover. ISBN: 0679800891. Illustrated by Michael McCurdy. Color; 8 1/2 x 11 1/4"; xii, 115 pages; Hard cover is glazed boards. White spine with black lettering. Pages are clean and tight, some pages are unopened/uncut. Illustrated with color pictures. 'Upstarts like Davy Crockett, giants like Paul Bunyan, and gentle souls like Johnny Appleseed are among the nine "tall" heroes featured in this exuberant, wildly exaggerated, and witty collection of traditional American folk tales. Full-color illustrations..' Map; introduction; bibliography.. New .

Keywords: 0679800891 Folklore; Folk Tales; American Folk Lore; Cultural History; Social History; Juvenile Literature; Children's Literature Juvenile Cultural History Education American History Fairy Tales/Folk Lore Reference Social History