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Lot 140
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"American Folklore & Legends"

Subject: United States

Period: 1950 (circa)

Publication: Living in Our America

Color: Printed Color

Size:
31.1 x 20.1 inches
79 x 51.1 cm
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This pictorial map by John Dukes McKee presents America's myths and folklore in an appealing cartoon style aimed at a young audience. It blends history and fiction, showing Rip van Winkle, Blackbeard, Pocahontas, John Henry, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett (wrestling a crocodile), Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, Mrs. O'Leary's cow, Paul Bunyan, Jesse James, John Brown, Judge Roy Bean, Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill, Custer's Last Stand, the Seven Cities of Cibola, and much more. Published by Scott, Foresman and Company for the children's history book Living in Our America.

References: Rumsey #8114.

Condition: B+

A colorful example, issued folding, with light wear along the fold lines. There are two short archivally repaired separations in the blank margins, a couple of small holes in the upper blank margin, and a small dampstain in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Current High Bid:
$0

Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $120

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