Here's Audacity American Legends Unearthed by Frank Shay
The piece surveys Frank Shay's Here's Audacity American Legendary Heroes noting bold modern American myths. It highlights figures like Paul Bunyan Pecos Bill John Henry Kemp Morgan Old Stormalong and Strap Buckner as archetypal frontier supermen reflecting American industry courage and humor.
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Eben Given
Frank Shay
Macaulay Company
Elmo Scott Watson
Grimm
Andersen
America
Mr. Shay
North
Paul Bunyan
West Virginia
Tony Beaver
Southwest
Virginia
John Henry
Texas
Oklahoma
Kemp Morgan
Casey Jones
Superman
Old Stormalong
Alfred Bulltop Stormalong
Jes
Stormalong
Sahara Desert
Tower of
Pisa
Big Onion River
Michigan
Shay
Babe
Paul
Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
Jim Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Montana
Tony
Hel River
Kwasind
Hercules
Longfellow
Hiawatha
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Propaganda myths and garrison humor from World War I
In wartime lore one tale claimed German dead were boiled for glycerine in a factory. An infantry sergeant’s discovery of a lab in tunnels became a cautionary joke after an officer realized a pineapple caused a cook’s demise. Hank Gowdy led the Rainbow division, taunting Kaiser's League with a baseball metaphor and frontline resolve.
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Fritz
Second Corps
Hindenburg
Flanders
Bellicourt
Kaiser
Hank Gowdy
Boston Braves
Hank
National Guard
Rainbow
France
Gowdy
Bowie
Western Newspaper Union
Mailed Ted Wrong Letter Sparks Wedding Plan
Theo learns of a forged rumor that Will Hanley is engaged to another, and after a quiet heartbreak she mails a letter accepting the breakup. Will arrives with a misaddressed letter mix up, apologizes, and they swiftly plan to marry the next day in their old town.
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L Tifopora
Mrs. Abbey
Mary
Will Hanley
Theodora
Ted
Theo
Will
Ted Evans
Mrs
Joy of Living Quote From Woman's Home Companion
A brief quotation notes that joy should not drift into the commonplace unless we allow it to. The line reflects a reflective, feminine magazine tone from the era. The source presents a single pithy thought rather than a full article.
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St. Peter
Heaven
Morgan
Kansas
Golden Swan
Bill
California
Grand Canyon
Death Valley
Strap Buckner
Stephen F. Austin
Strap
Devil
Avengers
Angoulaffre
Sarasen
Pecos Bill
Bad Man
John Henry— Stee
Lieut
Frank E. Hagan
Chicago Board of Trade
Fifty-third Infantry
Board of Trademan