Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend: A Toon Graphic

by Noah Van Sciver and Marlena Myles

Book Overview

Did 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662665229
• ISBN13: 9781662665226
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Toon Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher