Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and index
Who was Paul Bunyan? -- Bunyan?s origins in fact and fiction -- Lumberjacks and their culture -- How the tales were told -- The earliest surviving versions -- The curious claims of Gene Shepard -- Out of the woods and onto the page -- Stewart and watt, the first careful collectors -- Charles brown gets caught in the middle -- Bunyan becomes a celebrity -- Competing claims to fame.
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