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Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American [2] and Canadian folklore. [3] His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors, [4] [5] and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox, his pet and working animal.
Paul Bunyan, The Frozen Logger, James Stevens (1892 – December 31, 1971) was an American writer and composer . Born in Albia, Iowa , [ 1 ] he lived in Idaho from a young age, and based much of his later novel Big Jim Turner (1948) on his childhood spent in Pacific Northwest logging camps.
Disney's American Legends is a 2002 American animated anthology film narrated by James Earl Jones.A compilation of four previously released animated musical shorts from Walt Disney Animation Studios based on American tall tales, the collection includes The Brave Engineer (1950), Paul Bunyan (1958), John Henry (2000), and The Legend of Johnny Appleseed which is a segment from the 1948 film ...
Ol' Paul, the Mighty Logger is an anthology of ten original Paul Bunyan tall tales: it was written and illustrated by Glen Rounds, and published by Holiday House in 1936. [1] Upon its publication, Kirkus Reviews praised it, saying that "there's a harmony about this book -- the telling of familiar episodes from the Paul Bunyan legend, the ...
Ol' Paul, the Mighty Logger; P. Paul Bunyan (film) Paul Bunyan (operetta) Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox; Paul Bunyan in popular culture; S. Simpsons Tall Tales;
The hugag, a typical fearsome critter.Illustration by Coert DuBois from Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods by William T. Cox.. In North American folklore and American mythology, fearsome critters were tall tale animals jokingly said to inhabit the wilderness in or around logging camps, [1] [2] [3] especially in the Great Lakes region.
The American Legend: Paul Bunyan [13] William J. Keenan January 7, 1973 14 Swiss Family Robinson [14] William Overgard: January 13, 1973 15 The Sleeping Beauty [15] Ken Donnelly January 21, 1973 16 The Arabian Nights [16] Fred Halliday February 4, 1973 17 Alice in Wonderland [17] Sandy Glass February 11, 1973 18 Robinson Crusoe [18] William ...
The song has been recorded and/or performed by several musicians: [3] The Weavers 1951; Odetta & Larry The Tin Angel 1954; Cisco Houston Hard Travellin 1954; Homer and Jethro "Barefoot Ballads" 1957; Jimmy Rogers 1960; Odetta At the Town Hall 1963; Rolf Harris Man With The Microphone 1966; Alex Campbell Way Out west 1967; Johnny Cash "Country ...