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Edmonds M. E |
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Out of the northwoods : the many lives of Paul Bunyan / / 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 (xv, 282 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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