Legends and Tales of the American West by Richard Erdoes - used book

ISBN: 9780375702662

rom Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, ga… More...

rom Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, prospectors, and lawmen who settled the wild west, creating a uniquely American hero and an enduringly fascinating folk mythology.In this wonderfully boisterous treasury of tall tales, everyone and everything is larger than life and bragging is elevated into an art form. Many of these stories are of real people and real events; more than a few, however, grew taller and funnier as they made their rounds from wagon train to campfire to rodeo to miners' quarters. But even if it is far from established that Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett were able to kill three men with one bullet or subdue ferocious grizzly bears with their fists, they come vividly to life here as beloved characters who have become part of the fabric of the American imagination. Media > Book, [PU: Random House]<

1998, ISBN: 9780375702662

Random House USA Inc, Paperback, Auflage: Illustrated, 464 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780375702662, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1337871, Bi… More...

Random House USA Inc, Paperback, Auflage: Illustrated, 464 Seiten, Publiziert: 1998-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780375702662, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1337871, Biography, Subjects, Books, Adventure Stories & Action, Fiction, Myths & Fairy Tales, Westerns, Folklore, Mythology, Mind, Body & Spirit, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Format: Illustrated, Random House USA Inc, 1998<