Also known as the King of the Mississippi River Keelboatmen Peter Francisco – American Revolutionary War hero. John Henry – A mighty steel-driving African American Calamity Jane – A tough Wild West woman Jigger Johnson (1871-1935), a lumberjack and log driver from Maine who is known for his numerous off-the-job exploits, such as catching bobcats alive with his bare hands, and drunken brawls[2][3] Casey Jones – A brave and gritty railroad engineer Nat Love, also known as "Deadwood Dick", was born a slave in Tennessee in 1854. Tales of his adventures after emancipation, as a cowboy and as a Pullman porter, gained such fantastical elements as to be considered tall tales Sam Patch – An early 19th-century daredevil who died during a jump on Friday the 13th Molly Pitcher – A heroine of the American Revolutionary War Blackbeard had various tall tales surrounding his involvement with piracy from 1717-1718.