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Tables of Contents for American Folk
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
INTRODUCTION
8
5
CHARACTERS LARGER THAN LIFE
13
36
John Henry Never Quits
13
5
Davy Crockett Goes to Washington
18
2
Joe Magarac, Man of Steel
20
2
Paul Bunyan and His Blue Ox "Babe"
22
2
Pecos Bill Rides a Mountain Lion
24
2
Kilroy Was Here
26
2
Uncle Sam
28
2
The River God's Wife
30
2
Pocahontas
32
5
George Washington and the Cherry Tree
37
5
Honest Abe
42
2
Theodore Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear
44
2
Other Tales of Characters Larger Than Life
46
3
OUTLAWS, CROOKS, AND CHEATERS
49
36
Black Bart, PO 8
49
5
Jesse James and the Window
54
2
Petticoat Pirates
56
2
The Arkansas Traveler
58
2
Steve Brodie Jumps Off the Brooklyn Bridge
60
2
Judge Roy Bean and His Pet Bear
62
2
The Plan to Saw Off Manhattan
64
2
Endless Herd of Cattle
66
5
Frankie & Johnnie
71
5
Captain Kidd
76
2
Colonel Plug, the Riverboat Wrecker
78
2
Billy the Kid
80
2
Other Tales of Outlaws, Crooks, and Cheaters
82
3
HEROINES AND HEROES
85
36
Eliza Crossing the Ice
85
5
Barbara Frietchie Waves the Flag
90
2
Molly Pitcher in the Revolution
92
2
Finding a Way to the Northwest
94
2
The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown
96
2
Texas Ranger
98
2
Elfrego Baca, the Fearless Deputy
100
5
Van Wempel's Goose
105
5
Cloud-Carrier and the Star Folk
110
2
Christopher Columbus in the Sea of Gloom
112
2
Jean Lafitte, the Hero of New Orleans
114
2
Casey Jones and the Train Wreck
116
2
Other Tales of Heroines and Heroes
118
3
OTHER COLORFUL CHARACTERS
121
36
Rosie the Riveter
121
5
Billy Earthquake, the Bronco-Buster
126
2
Cinderella of Santa Fe
128
2
Rip Van Winkle
130
2
Fountain of Youth
132
2
Vikings in America
134
2
Johnny Appleseed
136
5
Headless Horseman
141
5
Windwagon Thomas
146
2
Sweet Betsey from Pike
148
2
Sheepherder from Yale
150
2
Calamity Jane
152
2
Other Tales of Colorful Characters
154
3
INCREDIBLE ANIMALS
157
Br'er Rabbit and Br'er Fox
157
5
Compair Bouki and the Monkeys
162
2
Two-Toe Tom, the Giant Alligator
164
2
Goat Sees Red
166
5
Gollywhopper's Eggs
171
5
Giant Catfish
176
2
The Jumping Frog of Angel's Camp
178
2
Fur-Bearing Trout
180
2
Groundhog Sees His Shadow
182
2
Crook-Jaw the Whale
184
2
Rawhide Railroad
186
2
Daniel Boone Met His Wife While Chasing Deer
188
2
Other Tales of Incredible Animals
190