Pecos Bill
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Pecos Bill is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. These narratives were invent
Pecos Bill in The Century Magazine, October 1923, art by Elmer Hader
Wally Boag as Pecos Bill at Disneyland in the 1970s
Pecos Bill in Tim M Ccoy Comics 16
Pecos Bill in Nature Boy 4 page 4
John Henry (folklore)
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John Henry is an American folk hero. A black American freedman, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes for explosives to
Pecos Bill
…early 20th century and are an example of American "fakelore". Pecos Bill was a late addition to the larger-than-life characters, such as Paul Bunyan or John Henry. The origin story of the character depicts him as a feral child who was raised by a pack of coyotes. Years later, his long-lost brother convinces Bill…
John Henry illustration by Roy E. LaGrone (1942)
Plaque celebrating the legend of John Henry (Talcott, West Virginia)
Sign outside of the Big Bend Tunnel noting its connection to the legend of John Henry
John Henry statue in Summers County, West Virginia