Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan by Edmonds, Michael

Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780870204371)

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Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan by Edmonds, Michael

Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan

$24.95
Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan by Edmonds, Michael

Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan

$24.95
Format: Hardcover
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Every American has heard of the lumberjack hero Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox. For 100 years his exploits filled cartoons, magazines, short stories, and children's books, and his name advertised everything from pancake breakfasts to construction supplies. By 1950 Bunyan was a ubiquitous icon of America's strength and ingenuity. Until now, no one knew where he came from--and the extent to which this mythical hero is rooted in Wisconsin.

Out of the Northwoods presents the culture of nineteenth-century lumberjacks in their own words. It includes eyewitness accounts of how the first Bunyan stories were shared on frigid winter nights, around logging camp stoves, in the Wisconsin pinery. It describes where the tales began, how they moved out of the forest and into print, and why publication changed them forever. Part bibliographic mystery and part social history, Out of the Northwoods explains for the first time why we all know and love Paul Bunyan.

Author: Michael Edmonds
ISBN-10: 0870204378
ISBN-13: 9780870204371
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.36w x 1.00d
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Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 89
By Michael Edmonds
By Michael Edmonds
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Michael Edmonds has published several books and articles on literary and intellectual history. He joined the staff of the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1982 and helped lead its effort to mount rare books and manuscripts on the Web, stumbling on the mystery of Paul Bunyan's origin while looking for lumberjack memoirs to share online. He holds degrees from Harvard University and Simmons College. He received a 2007 American Local and State Historical Society Award for his pioneering work on the "Turning Points in Wisconsin History" portion of the Wisconsin Historical Society website.

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