American Legends

Picture of an old train

We are going to introduce you to two imaginary characters and four real ones.

This kind of storytelling was brought to America by the pioneers, and sometimes the stories just grew and grew.


There are two kinds of  characters in American legends. One kind is imaginary, and the other kind is a real person who grew "bigger than life".

Click on the pictures below to meet these famous Imaginary characters.
Paul Bunyan & Babe Ox

Paul Bunyan-Imaginary
Pecos Bill & Widow Maker

Pecos Bill-Imaginary

Old fashioned Casey Jones Train

Click on the train to meet some real American
legends.

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