Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill In American folklore, a tough Western hero who was the subject of many adventures. Edward O’Reilly created the figure of Pecos Bill for…
Category: American Folklore
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan In American folklore, giant lumberjack of the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest. Various places claim Paul Bunyan as their own: Maine, Michigan,…
Annie Oakley
Oakley, Annie (1860–1926) In American history and folklore, stage name of Phoebe Anna Oakley Mozee, a markswoman and member of Buffalo Bill’s Original Wild West…
Old John
Old John In American folklore, a tramp printer who could make type fall into place instantaneously with one sweep of his left hand. At his…
Two-Toe Tom
Two-Toe Tom In American folklore, a 14foot alligator, in Alabama marsh country near Montgomery, who ate people and animals. When his pond was dynamited by…
Tony Beaver
Tony Beaver is in American folklore, a comic hero of the West Virginia lumberjacks whose antics often take place in the Cumberland Mountains. In one…
Tom Quick
Tom Quick is in American folklore, the “Indian Slayer” or “The Avenger of the Delaware.” According to one legend, Tom avenged himself on various Indians…
Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed (1774–1847) : In American history and folklore, popular name of John Chapman, Massachusetts-born orchardist, who planted fruit trees in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and…
John Henry
John Henry In American folklore, a black hero, born in Black River Country “where the sun don’t never shine.” When John Henry was born, he…
Joe Magarac
Joe Magarac: The Superhuman Steelworker of American Folklore Joe Magarac, a towering figure in American literary folklore, embodies the grit, determination, and spirit of the…