American Folk Heroes

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John Henry was a was a steel-driving man that chiseled rock with his hammer though mountain's for the railroad. The legend says that he got into a race against a steam powered hammer, which he won only to die in victory with his hammer in his hand. The story of John Henry has been the subject of numerous songs, stories, plays, and novels

Johnny's real name was John Chapman he was born on September 26, 1774 in Leominster, Massachusetts. John became a American pioneer nurseryman who introduced apple trees to large parts of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. He was also a missionary for The New Church or Swedenborgian Church. So while he was out doing his missionary for Church he was going around planting apple trees and talking to people. He became an American legend while still alive, largely because of his kind and generous ways, his great leadership in conservation.

Pecos Bill is an American cowboy legend and has a number of tall tales that follow him around. Some of the Stories you might hear are He was adopted by and grew with a pack of coyotes other tales are he wrestled a rattlesnake that became his lasso. There are so many stories you can hear then from all over Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California and Texas

Paul Bunyan is a well-known lumberjack in the folklore history in North American. When you hear stories about him he is accompanied by his animal companion Babe the Blue Ox. The stories about Paul Bunyan began circulated among lumberjacks in the Northeastern United States and eastern Canada. His companion Babe the Blue Ox was a massive creature with exceptional strength.

Davy Crockett was a 19th century frontiersman, politician and a American folk hero.Davy was born what is now Greene County, Tennessee. On September 24, 1813, Crockett joined the Second Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Riflemen for an initial term of 60 days and served under Colonel John Coffee in the Creek War. In early January 1836 Crockett and 65 other men signed an oath before Judge John Forbes to the Provisional Government of Texas for six months. Crockett arrived at the Alamo on February 8. To the surprise of the men garrisoned in the Alamo, on February 23, a Mexican army, led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, arrived. The Mexican soldiers immediately initiated a siege. The siege ended on March 6, when the Mexican army attacked just before dawn while the defenders were sleeping. The Battle of the Alamo lasted almost 90 minutes Once all of the defenders had been killed, Santa Anna ordered his men to take the bodies to a nearby stand of trees. All that is certain about the fate of David Crockett is that he died at the Alamo on March 6 1836.