Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend

Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American LegendDid you know that a mainstay of American folk culture was in fact created as an advertising ploy? Few people realize that Paul Bunyan, the legendary lumberjack, and his blue ox are the product of corporate marketing by a highly industrialized commercial enterprise. Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver shows us the myth creation as real life marketing man extraordinaire W. B. Laughead spins ever more wondrous tall tales. Van Sciver's story is bracketed by rich

Grandma couldn't have long hair--hers was taken from her

Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot

English alongside Lakota translation by Agnes Gay

she danced with her brothers all over Indian country

ages 3 and 4

massive land theft

the complex relations among crime

Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun

When the Red Nation released their call for a Red Deal

and deep love that comes from being part of two vibrant tribes

northern Minnesota and Wisconsin

deeply informative