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Synopsis
Did you know that a mainstay of American folk culture was in fact created as an advertising ploy? In a humorous graphic novel set in Minnesota around 1914, we see W. B. Laughead, advertising manager for a lumber company, spinning the Paul Bunyan folklore. Thebook highlights the impact of clear-cutting old-growth forests. With contributions byNative authors as well as historical maps, photos, and a bibliography.