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Autore |
Edmonds M. E |
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Titolo |
Out of the northwoods [[electronic resource] ] : the many lives of Paul Bunyan / / by Michael Edmonds |
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Madison, Wis., : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (299 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Who was Paul Bunyan? -- Bunyan?s origins in fact and fiction -- Lumberjacks and their culture -- How the tales were told -- The earliest surviving versions -- The curious claims of Gene Shepard -- Out of the woods and onto the page -- Stewart and watt, the first careful collectors -- Charles brown gets caught in the middle -- Bunyan becomes a celebrity -- Competing claims to fame. |
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