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The Truth about Tall Tales

Christopher R. Fee

What can we learn about our culture from the stories we tell? Join master presenter Christopher Fee to learn what our heroes and monsters—both real and imagined—have to tell us about who we are as Americans. American folklore is as vibrant and...

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Opening Credits

1/10/2025
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About the Author

1/10/2025
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Lecture 1: The Truth About Tall Tales, An Introduction to American Folklore

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Lecture 2: From Johnny Appleseed's Tinpot Hat to George Washington's Cherry Tree - American Icons and Historical Folklore

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Lecture 3: From Daniel Boone to Davy Crockett - Folklore of the American Frontier

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Lecture 4: From The Headless Horseman to Rip Van Winkle - Washington Irving, An American Literary Folklore

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Lecture 5: The Biggest, the Baddest and the Best - Tall Tales from Mike Fink to Pecos Bill

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Lecture 6: Myths of the Mountain Man - From Jim Bridger to the Revenant

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Lecture 7: Tales from Tombstone - Outlaws and Heroes of the Old West

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Lecture 8: Advertising as Folklore - Paul Bunyan and Big Timber

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Lecture 9: From the Star Woman to the Earth Diver - Native American Folklore

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Lecture 10: Chupacabra to La Llorona - Hispanic American Folklore

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Lecture 11: From John Henry to Stagolee - African American Folklore

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Lecture 12: From the Wood Cutter and the Ferry to Chinatown Ghost Stories - Asian American Folklore

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From Tall Barney to Joe Magarac - Ethnic, Vocational and Regional American Heroes

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Lecture 14: From the Christmas Tree to Old Saint Nick - American Yuletide Folklore

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Lecture 15: From Jack-O-Lanterns to Trick or Treat - American Halloween Folklore

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Lecture 16: From the Bell Witch to Bloody Mary - Ghost Stories as Folklore

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Lecture 17: From Bigfoot to the Jersey Devil - Monsters of American Folklore

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Lecture 18: From The Amityville Horror to Gravity Hill - The Folklore of American Places

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Lecture 19 - From the Cardiff Giant to Crop Circles - American Fake Lore and Hoaxes

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Lecture 20: I Heard It from a Friend of a Friend - Urban Myths as Folklore

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Lecture 21: From Honest Abe to Camelot - The Folklore of American Tragedy

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Lecture 22: From Faked Moon Landings to Fake News - Conspiracy Theories as Folklore

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Lecture 23: From Mythbusters to Ghost Hunters - Modern American Pop Lore

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Lecture 24: In Search of Deeper Truths - Why American Folklore Still Matters

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Ending Credits

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