created by mr. johnson. brought water to soldiers cleaning cannons for rapid fire resources video on...
TRANSCRIPT
Created by Mr. Johnson
Brought water to soldiers
Cleaning cannons for
rapid fire
ResourcesVideo on Molly PitcherCarlisle’s Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher on Wikipedia
Missionary &
Conservationist
Apple tree nurseries
ResourcesThe Story of Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed in Harper’s Weekly (1871)
Johnny Appleseed for Kids
Mythical lumberjack
Babe the Blue Ox
ResourcesPaul Bunyan for KidsIs Bunyan a Fraud?
Flapjack FrenzyPaul Bunyan Logging Camp
“King of the Wild
Frontier”
Tennessee Congressman
Killed at Battle of the
Alamo
ResourcesCongressional BiographyDavy Crockett Biography
Crockett & Popular Culture
Superhuman feats
Explains the wonders of
the wild west
ResourcesPecos Bill StoriesPecos Bill for Kids
Pecos Bill on Wikipedia
“Little Miss Sure Shot”
Sideshow Act
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
ResourcesAnnie Oakley BiographyOakley Truth vs. Fiction
Video & Pictures of Oakley in Action
Frontier woman
Scout
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
ResourcesDigital Deadwood
Biography from Women in History
“Br’er” = brother
“Trickster” tales/slave
dialect
Controversial today
ResourcesBr’er Rabbit Stories
Uncle Remus from Wikipedia
Railroad spikes
Man vs. machine
Henry wins, but dies
ResourcesThe Story of John HenryPresent at the Creation
Lyrics to The Legend of John Henry’s Hammer
Performed by Johnny Cash
From the album At Folsom PrisonMore info from NPR