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Legends and Tales of the American West

Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0307801616
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Legends and Tales of the American West written by Richard Erdoes and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 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. With black-and white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Tales from the American Frontier

Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the American Frontier written by Richard Erdoes and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1991 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of legends, fairy tales, and sagas of the American West.

Legends and Tales of the American West

Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0375702660
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Legends and Tales of the American West written by Richard Erdoes and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 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. With black-and white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West

Author : Editors of True West
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0307236382
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West written by Editors of True West and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2005-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the west—most of it clouded by exaggeration and fabrication. Since 1953, True West magazine has been devoted to celebrating the West’s true colors, giving the men and women who settled there accurate voices, exploring every triumph and tragedy of their time—and exposing every vice and virtue. True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West commemorates these unforgettable cowboys, Indians, and city slickers through a mix of classic histories and brand-new narratives, all illustrated with photographs—many reproduced here for the first time—of the people and places that gave rise to America’s Western mythology. With twenty-six stories that blend fact with folklore, this collection abounds with accounts of the famous and the infamous, including Sacagawea, Wild Bill Hickok, Pancho Villa, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Davy Crockett, and Wyatt Earp. Also here are lesser-known figures whose stories were pivotal to shaping the culture of the era, such as European conquistador Francisco Coronado, rancher “Black Billy” Hill, and fearless lawman Orlando “Rube” Robbins. Other tales recount the wide open plains, lawlessness, drama, mayhem, and promise embodied in the Old West. Whether you’re a history buff, an Old West devotee, or simply someone who is fascinated by the characters of America’s early years, these timeless tales and photographs epitomize the legendary spirit of what it meant to settle the West.

Legends of the Wild West

Author : Robert Edelstein
Publisher : Centennial Books
ISBN 13 : 1951274350
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Legends of the Wild West written by Robert Edelstein and published by Centennial Books. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For several hundred years, the West had been the land of dreams, an extraordinary region of hope, expansion and opportunity where European countries—and then the young USA itself—sent their finest explorers to plant seeds in a seemingly untapped, open landscape. This spirit captured the popular imagination in the Wild West, those raucous 30 years between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of a new century. Within these pages, readers will explore true tales of rebels and heroes such as General George Custer, Buffalo Bill, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Annie Oakley, and Sitting Bull, among others. The Wild West was the American Dream on steroids. It was an age of gunfights and gold rushes, cowboys and Comanches, with the likes of Buffalo Bill, Jesse James and Billy the Kid making their names. It forged extraordinary legends and even bigger lies, with everything fueled by dime novels written back East that encouraged folks to grab their share of a promise that was difficult for this hard land to keep. This book looks at all these mythical characters, the start of the railroad across the nation, the cost it all dealt to the Native Americans whose land was lost, and the way Hollywood still keeps the dream alive. As historian Richard White says, “People could go west and no matter their failures elsewhere, they had an opportunity to remake themselves. It’s a symbol for a kind of individualism that actually doesn’t exist in the West, but mythically it does.”

The Way West

Author : James A. Crutchfield
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765304506
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Way West written by James A. Crutchfield and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seasoned historian assembles a remarkable cadre of authors, who reveal forgotten, true stories of the American frontier.

Tales from South America

Author : Eglė Gerulaitytė
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781093593914
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book Tales from South America written by Eglė Gerulaitytė and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales from South America is a book of adventure, connection, and a lonely personal journey to the ends of the world. Egle, a 28-year old woman from Lithuania, sets out on a 30,000-mile solo motorcycle ride from Peru to Patagonia and back, exploring South America on two wheels. Along the way, as she journeys to the far South, she connects with local people, discovers a different South America and, in the end, a different self. Tales from South America is filled with stories about the everyday life, the weird and wonderful legends, and the extraordinary people of Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia. It's also, in a way, an account of a young woman's coming of age, a glimpse into what it was like to be growing up in post-Soviet Lithuania, and a tale of a lone motorcycle adventure across one of the most magical continents on Earth.

American Indian Myths and Legends

Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 080415175X
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book American Indian Myths and Legends written by Richard Erdoes and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups present a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. “This fine, valuable new gathering of ... tales is truly alive, mysterious, and wonderful—overflowing, that is, with wonder, mystery and life" (National Book Award Winner Peter Matthiessen). In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of the nineteenth century, the editors have also included a broad selection of contemporary Native American voices.

Legends and Tales

Author : Bret Harte
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Legends and Tales written by Bret Harte and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Legends and Tales" by Bret Harte. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Ute Tales

Author : Anne Milne Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ute Tales written by Anne Milne Smith and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These distinctive animal and human tales offer a rich source of Ute culture for anyone interested in the peoples of the Great Basin. The 102 stories are ribald, sometimes violent, yet delicately balanced and full of humor. In addition to Smith's transcriptions from Ute storytellers, Ute Tales contains photographs made in 1909 by Edward Sapir and in 1936 by Alden Hayes.

Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania

Author : Thomas White
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540220257
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania written by Thomas White and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beyond the Missouri

Author : Richard W. Etulain
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826340337
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Missouri written by Richard W. Etulain and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new historical overview tells the dramatic story of the American West from its prehistory to the present. A narrative history, it covers the region from the North Dakota-to-Texas states to the Pacific Coast and includes experiences and contributions of American Indians, Hispanics, and African Americans.

Legends and Lies

Author : Dale L. Walker
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312868482
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Legends and Lies written by Dale L. Walker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-11-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the stories of twelve mysteries from the American West, including disputed deaths, disappearances, massacres, a buried treasure, and the legend behind the killing of Crazy Horse.

Myths and Mysteries of the Old West

Author : Michael Rutter
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493028294
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Myths and Mysteries of the Old West written by Michael Rutter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much of what we know about the history of the Old West is true? In this new book, author Michael Rutter looks at the legend and lore behind such notorious figures as Billy the Kid and Calamity Jane and the stories of famous gun fights and battles, telling what really happened. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but these 12 legends stand up to scrutiny, and this book will be a must-read for all western history buffs.

TIME-LIFE The Wild West

Author : The Editors of TIME-LIFE
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1683309049
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book TIME-LIFE The Wild West written by The Editors of TIME-LIFE and published by Time Home Entertainment. This book was released on 2017-08-18 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The settling of the West in the 19th century is the essential American story, rich in symbolism and full of inspiration. This narrative of intrepid explorers, hardy pioneers seeking a better life, and daring outlaws who flouted authority, defintes the American spirit even today.

A Treasury of American Folklore

Author : Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book A Treasury of American Folklore written by Benjamin Albert Botkin and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

West Indian Folk-tales

Author : Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book West Indian Folk-tales written by Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1966 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares traditional tales about animals, adventurers, and the supernatural.