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Pecos Bill represented the cowboys of America's Wild West. This cowboy's legend, which later spread to cowboys in Argentina and Australia, claims that he dug the Rio Grande River among other heroic feats. Edward O'Reilly first printed tall tales about Pecos Bill in the 1920s. Pecos Bill is shown here wearing a rattlesnake around his neck. hide information

Pecos Bill represented the cowboys of America's Wild West. This cowboy's legend, which later spread to cowboys in Argentina and Australia, claims that he dug the Rio Grande River among other heroic feats. Edward O'Reilly first printed tall tales about Pecos Bill in the 1920s. Pecos Bill is shown here wearing a rattlesnake around his neck. This stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on July 11, 1996 as part of the Folk Heroes Issue series .