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American Tall Tales

by Adrien Stoutenburg · 1966

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Eight exciting classic American Tall Tales! This collection includes the famed stories of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Stormalong, Mike Fink, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, and Joe Magarac, with evocative illustrations by Richard M. Powers.

Genre
fantasyfairy talefolkloremyths and folklore
Setting
USA
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 112 pages
Form
short stories

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