The lumbering legend of Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe

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The lumbering legend of Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe {{8/04/2022}} It is often said that someone is larger than life. This phrase means that the person has such an interesting life or personality that it almost seems unreal. In the case of the legendary figure Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, the p...

Ma Barker and her legendary crime gang

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Ma Barker and her legendary crime gang {{8/04/2022}} Ma Barker’s early years: The search for adventure Ma Barker, whose real name was Arizona Donnie Clark, was born on October 8, 1873 in the town of Ash Grove Missouri. As a child, she was known to be headstrong and to have a short-fused temper. As w...

The legend of Pecos Bill roams the American frontier

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The legend of Pecos Bill roams the American frontier {{8/03/2022}} Pecos Bill is a character of legend, born out of the tales told by ranch hands at the end of a long day of rustling cattle. While Edward O’Reilly first wrote about the character in 1917, Pecos Bill had existed many years before that,...

Geronimo and the legend of fierce resistance

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Geronimo and the legend of fierce resistance {{8/03/2022}} Goyathlay the Trader becomes Geronimo the Warrior Geronimo was born to the Bedonkohe Tribe in June of 1829 near the present day town of Clifton, Arizona. Geronimo was called Goyathlay, “One who Yawns,” and he was the fourth of a family of fo...

The story of John Henry, a steel-driving man

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The story of John Henry, a steel-driving man {8/03/2022}} The legend of John Henry The story of John Henry is one of a working man versus machine. John Henry was said to be an ex-slave, who had taken a job as a steel driver with the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Railroad. The job of a steel driver was t...