PAUL BUNYAN: The Invention of an American Legend, by Noah Van Sciver Before there was fake news, there were tall tales. Often associated with the history of westward expansion, most of these tales ...

Wherever it was those five huge storks worked in relays to deliver Paul Bunyan–and there seems ... lumberjacks amused themselves with tall tales about Paul, and many of these stories have ...

The earliest tales about the lumberjack—and ... from Oregon to Maine where stories and statues of Paul Bunyan, a legendary figure in American folklore, celebrate the logging and timber industries.

Of course, one of the most famous characters in the tall-tale genre is Paul Bunyan, who, as the tale is told, was so large at birth that it took five storks to deliver a baby whose crib was the ...

Paul Bunyan is one of Bangor's biggest icons—both figuratively and literally. The city's 31-foot-tall statue of the legendary ... folklore of Paul Bunyan—a tale passed down by Maine woodsmen ...

The tallest guy in Bangor has something new showing off his tall tales. Last week, Bangor’s Parks & Rec department debuted a new story walk to accompany the statue of Paul Bunyan on Main St ...

Portrays, through animation, the adventures of four American folk heroes: John Henry, Stormalong, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill. Describes John Henry's steel-driving abilities, Stormalong's ...