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Kemp Morgan or Gib Morgan (1842–1909) is a character from American folklore, particularly appearing in tall tales. Kemp Morgan stories are said to have appeared in the oil fields of Texas and Oklahoma, where he was a folk hero similar to Paul Bunyan or John Henry.^[1]^[2] Morgan was said to be a rotary oil driller with an amazing power of olfaction, allowing him to smell oil underground.^[3] Morgan is possibly a creation of fakelore, rather than a genuine folk hero.^[3]

References

^ Folk-say: A Regional Miscellany, 1929–32, ed. Benjamin Albert Botkin, University of Oklahoma Press, 1930, Volume 2 pp. 382, 385
^ Man, Bird, and Beast, Stith Thompson and James Frank Dobie, Texas Folklore Society 1926, Issues 5-7, p. 46
^ ^a ^b Brunvand, Jan Harold (1998). American folklore: an encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 1105. ISBN 978-0-8153-3350-0.

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[1] Folk-say: A Regional Miscellany, 1929–32, ed. Benjamin Albert Botkin, University of Oklahoma Press, 1930, Volume 2 pp. 382, 385

[2] Man, Bird, and Beast, Stith Thompson and James Frank Dobie, Texas Folklore Society 1926, Issues 5-7, p. 46

[americanfolklore-3] Brunvand, Jan Harold (1998). American folklore: an encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 1105. ISBN 978-0-8153-3350-0.

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+'''Kemp Morgan''' or '''Gib Morgan''' (1842–1909) is a character from [[American folklore]], particularly appearing in [[tall tales]]. Kemp Morgan stories are said to have appeared in the oil fields of [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]], where he was a folk hero similar to [[Paul Bunyan]] or [[John Henry (folklore)|John Henry]].<ref>Folk-say: A Regional Miscellany, 1929–32, ed. Benjamin Albert Botkin, University of Oklahoma Press, 1930, Volume 2 pp. 382, 385</ref><ref>Man, Bird, and Beast, Stith Thompson and James Frank Dobie, Texas Folklore Society 1926, Issues 5-7, p. 46</ref> Morgan was said to be a [[well drilling|rotary oil driller]] with an amazing power of [[olfaction]], allowing him to smell [[petroleum|oil]] underground.<ref name="americanfolklore">{{cite book |last=Brunvand |first=Jan Harold |authorlink=Jan Harold Brunvand |title=American folklore: an encyclopedia |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=1998 |pages=1105 |isbn=978-0-8153-3350-0}}</ref> Morgan is possibly a creation of [[fakelore]], rather than a genuine folk hero.<ref name="americanfolklore" />
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-'''Kemp Morgan''' or '''Gib Morgan''' (1842-1909) is a character from [[American folklore]], particularly appearing in [[tall tales]]. Kemp Morgan stories are said to have appeared in the oil fields of [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]], where he was a folk hero similar to [[Paul Bunyan]] or [[John Henry (folklore)|John Henry]].<ref>Folk-say: A Regional Miscellany, 1929-32, ed. Benjamin Albert Botkin, University of Oklahoma Press, 1930, Volume 2 pp. 382, 385</ref><ref>Man, Bird, and Beast, Stith Thompson and James Frank Dobie, Texas Folklore Society 1926, Issues 5-7, p. 46</ref> Morgan was said to be a [[well drilling|rotary oil driller]] with an amazing power of [[olfaction]], allowing him to smell [[petroleum|oil]] underground.<ref name=americanfolklore>{{cite book|last= Brunvand|first=Jan Harold|authorlink=Jan Harold Brunvand|title=American folklore: an encyclopedia|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year= 1998|pages=1105|isbn=9780815333500}}</ref> Morgan is possibly a creation of [[fakelore]], rather than a genuine folk hero.<ref name=americanfolklore />
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