The conclusion of Daniel Boone, the man everyu frontiersman wanted to be.

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In the era before the Internet, people used to discuss, debate, and pass around song lyrics. Today, four instances of songs that turned into folklore: La Cucaracha, Yankee Doodle, and two others you've heard of.

Daniel Boone, the man who would be the template for the American Frontiersman, travels through the Cumberland Gap to settle the land of Kentucky. Survival and determination help the little settlement hold out against the threat of extermination.

This is Part One of Two.

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For the Fourth of July a few facts about an amazing figure in Americana- Ben Franklin. Happy Fourth!

Some very American folklore as we near the Fourth: Betsy Ross being visited by Washington and asked to design a flag for the new nation, and the very strange story of General Washington and his false teeth.

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We can't have American Folklore with cowboys- and we can't have cowboys without Pecos Bill!

This is a great reading of the poem from Librivox- too good not to share.

A few folk stories about baseball!