{"product_id":"american-folklore-a-collection-of-legends-lore-strange-american-tales","title":"American Folklore: A Collection of Legends, Lore \u0026 Strange American Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery back road in America has a story attached to it. This book collects them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e is a 200-page hardcover collection of the legends, lore, and strange tales that have been passed down across this country for more than two centuries — the giants who reshaped rivers and mountains, the ghosts who linger over unfinished business, and the creatures glimpsed just long enough to leave a witness certain of what they saw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed to Bigfoot, Mothman, the Bell Witch, and the Headless Horseman — plus hundreds of regional legends born in forests, small towns, and lonely stretches of road that most Americans have never heard of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold Honestly, Not Watered Down:\u003c\/b\u003e Each entry traces where a legend actually came from, tells the story itself, and follows its legacy into the present day. Where a legend belongs to a specific cultural or tribal tradition, that origin is named directly. Where a story's history is genuinely uncertain, the uncertainty is part of the account rather than smoothed over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside — 13 Sections, 200 Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolk Heroes \u0026amp; Legendary People — Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Calamity Jane, John Henry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonial \u0026amp; Revolutionary Legends — the Headless Horseman, Rip Van Winkle, Peter Rugg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthern Legends — Br'er Rabbit, Stagger Lee, Robert Johnson at the Crossroads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLumberjack \u0026amp; Logging Folklore — the Hodag, the Hidebehind, the Splintercat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCryptids \u0026amp; Legendary Creatures — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, the Fouke Monster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhosts \u0026amp; Haunted Legends — the Bell Witch, Resurrection Mary, Bloody Mary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppalachian Folklore — the Wampus Cat, the Moon-Eyed People, the Snallygaster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative American \u0026amp; Inuit Legends — Coyote, Raven, Thunderbirds, White Buffalo Woman, Sedna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaritime Folklore — the Flying Dutchman, the Bermuda Triangle, the Mary Celeste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrontier \u0026amp; Western Legends — the Jackalope, Tommyknockers, the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeculiar Regional Legends — the Melon Heads, the Enfield Horror, the Loveland Frogman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHispanic \u0026amp; Southwestern Legends — La Llorona, the Chupacabra, El Cucuy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSymbols \u0026amp; Personifications — Uncle Sam, Columbia, Lady Liberty, Smokey Bear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilt to Last, Built to Display:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 pages of full-color illustration printed on premium 170gsm coated silk paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatte-laminated hardcover with 3mm thick cardboard backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFSC\/PEFC-certified sustainably sourced paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOversized landscape format, designed to lay flat and display on any coffee table, bookshelf, or desk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and fulfilled in the USA by Proud Patriots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book People Actually Pick Up:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the one that gets opened at every visit — by the history buff, the campfire storyteller, the grandkid who wants to know if Bigfoot is real, and the guest who only meant to flip through it for a minute. It makes an exceptional Father's Day, birthday, or holiday gift, and a permanent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese are the legends America never stopped telling.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"gelato","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52857662341402,"sku":"66149d14-383d-45b2-9442-77d529e5fcea","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/0793\/1172\/files\/9c1497a0-8ef2-4dc2-b64c-6dfd917c993c.webp?v=1789157771","url":"https:\/\/proudpatriots.com\/products\/american-folklore-a-collection-of-legends-lore-strange-american-tales","provider":"Proud Patriots","version":"1.0","type":"link"}