{"product_id":"out-of-the-northwoods-michael-edmonds-9780870204371","title":"Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Northwoods\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Northwoods\u003c\/i\u003e explains for the first time why we all know and love Paul Bunyan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Edmonds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870204378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870204371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisconsin Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.36w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IndieFab awards - Bronze Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 89","brand":"Michael Edmonds","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44566897656063,"sku":"9780870204371","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ba39d1a-7ae8-4589-8a94-9987533b1ab6.jpg?v=1701374972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-the-northwoods-michael-edmonds-9780870204371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}