A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.

Incidents from the life of Pecos Bill, from his childhood among the coyotes to his unusual wedding day.

Relates the extraordinary deeds of the frontiersman who became King of the Keelboatmen on the Mississippi River.

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

A little girl cautioned never to go into the jungle, wanders in deeper and deeper while searching for flowers, and is suddenly confronted by the gunniwolf.

The folklore surrounding history's towering figures often overshadows actual scholarship, both in terms of quantity and in terms of prevalence in the public consciousness. As one might expect with a revered national icon, nearly every facet of Abraham Lincoln's life has been subject to mythmaking as well as academic inquiry of widely varying quality and accuracy. In Lincoln Legends, noted historian and Lincoln expert Edward Steers Jr. carefully scrutinizes...

"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time." -- Amazon.

"Ever hear of a feller named Pecos Bill? They say he fell off his family's covered wagon and was raised by wolves! But did you know that Pecos Bill once tamed a colossal cyclone from rippin' up the West? Kick off yer boots and listen to this fascinatin' tale of Pecos Bill"--Provided by the publisher.

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.