The comic-style account portrays the invention of Paul and Babe as a means to "put a shine on" the deforestation of North America and the displacement of Indigenous people. "Paul Bunyan: The Invention ...
In W.B. Laughead’s 1916 logging industry pamphlet, a minor Midwestern folk hero underwent a major growth spurt. From “Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend.”Credit...Noah Van Sciver ...
In Mark Cecil's epic adult fairy tale "Bunyan and Henry; Or, The Beautiful Destiny," the two heroes, Paul Bunyan and John Henry, follow "The Twisty Path" that hopefully leads to "The Beautiful Destiny ...