The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan by William B. Laughead
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"The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan" by William B. Laughead is a collection of tall tales written in the early 20th century. This book, rich in American folklore, recounts the legendary feats of Paul Bunyan, a mythical lumberjack, as well as his companion Babe the Big Blue Ox. The narrative celebrates the larger-than-life exploits that are woven into the fabric of logging history in North America, capturing the spirit of the lumber
camps and the imaginative storytelling tradition of loggers. The stories within this collection introduce readers to the many adventures of Paul Bunyan, detailing his extraordinary strength and ingenuity in the logging industry. From his creation of lakes and rivers to accommodating his massive workforce of lumberjacks and cooks, Paul is portrayed as a humorous yet insightful figure in the development of America's timberlands. His bighearted nature and the absurdly exaggerated tales—like his altercations with giant mosquitoes and whimsical inventions for logging—illustrate the blend of myth and reality that defines his character and the life of the logging camps he ruled. Alongside Babe and the colorful cast of characters he meets, Paul Bunyan remains an iconic figure emblematic of the American spirit and folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Laughead, William B., 1882-1958 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan As Told in the Camps of the White Pine Lumbermen for Generations During Which Time the Loggers Have Pioneered the Way Through the North Woods from Maine to California; Collected from Various Sources and Embellished for Publication |
| Note | Illustrated by the author. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by David Edwards, Ernest Schaal, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by Microsoft's Live Search Books |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 32994 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-32994-9 |
| Release Date | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 299 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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