Tall Tales in the United States: What Are the Reasons That Tall Tales Have Become Historical Fact
This paper explores five tall tales and places them in a historical and social context. The tales are John Henry, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, Casey Jones, and Johnny Appleseed. This paper suggests that the use of the tall tale helped Americans to adapt to concepts that were alien or frightening to them, such as the movement from East to West in the 1900s.
