The truth behind American folklore
Indigenous origins and sacred mythologies
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African American folklore and resistance
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The corporate creation of tall tales
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Borderlands and immigrant lore
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Paul Bunyan's tales, Paul Bunyan's tales, Red River Lumber ads made him known!
The Hodag hoax: In 1893, Eugene Shepard claimed to capture a living Hodag, even staging a fake exhibition to trick tourists.
Manufactured folklore presented as if it were genuinely traditional. In 1914, William Laughead popularized Paul Bunyan as a mascot for the Red River Lumber Company.
What fictitious feat did Pecos Bill perform in Edward O'Reilly's magazine stories?
Who was primarily responsible for turning the minor logger myth of Paul Bunyan into a national icon in 1914?
What is the definition of 'fakelore' as coined by folklorist Richard Dorson?
Which character was invented alongside Paul Bunyan in a 1914 commercial pamphlet?
What was the main purpose of lumberjacks inventing 'fearsome critters' like the Hodag?
What was the real John Chapman's (Johnny Appleseed) primary business strategy on the frontier?
Why did John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) dress in simple clothes and walk barefoot?
In what year did writer Edward O'Reilly first invent and publish the story of the cowboy Pecos Bill?