Joshua the giant frog

Description:

Although Joshua, a giant frog, causes earthquakes when he hops and topples trees when he croaks, he can also haul a string of barges down the Erie Canal.

subjects: Fiction,  Frogs,  Tall tales,  History,  Juvenile fiction,  Children's fiction,  Frogs, fiction,  Erie canal (n.y.), fiction,  New york (state), history, fiction

Places: New York (State),  Erie Canal (N.Y.)

Times: 19th century