Relates the tall tale adventures of Mose Humphries, a nineteenth-century fireman in New York City.

Retells the Irish folktale in which the gaint Finn McCoul and his very clever wife defeat the brutish giant Cuculin.

The perfect addition to every family’s home library and just right for sharing aloud, American Tall Tales introduces readers to America’s first folk heroes

Recounts some of the astounding adventures of the legendary New England sea captain who could tie an octopus in knots.

The first biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer, told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who ter