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''Tall Tale America: A Legendary History of Our Humorous Heroes'' is a collection of American [[Tall Tale|Tall Tales]]s written by Walter Blair in 1944. Includes exaggerated accounts of [[Real Life]] historical figures like [[Davy Crockett]], Jim Bridger, and [[Christopher Columbus]] as well as completely fictional heroes like [[Paul Bunyan]], Pecos Bill, and Alfred Bulltop Stormalong.
 
Unlike most Tall Tale collections, there are subtle strands weaving the tales together so that they form a single [[Shared Universe]] history of the United States. Aside from a shooting match between Mike Fink and Davy Crockett, there aren't any real crossovers, just mentions along the lines of: "Along about the time Paul Bunyan was developing lumbering to a high point up north, down in Texas Pecos Bill was doing likewise for the cowboy business."
 
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=== These stories provide examples of: ===
* [[Badass Boast]]: Mike Fink is fond of these.
* [[Cool Boat]]: Stormalong's ''Albatross''.