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Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry / Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson. |
| Authors: | Nelson, Scott Reynolds. |
| Call number: | jB Henry, J.W. NEL |
| Publisher: | Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008. |
| Publication date: | c2008. |
| Subject: |
African Americans -- Biography.
Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography. John Henry (Legendary character) Railroad construction workers -- Biography. Juvenile literature. Henry, John William, 1847?-ca. 1875. Henry, John William, 1847?-ca. 1875 -- Homes and haunts. Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Travel -- Southern States. Southern States -- Description and travel. |
| Title: | Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry / Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson. |
| Physical description: | 64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm. |
| Contents note: | Stuck -- Scavenger -- Who were the 40,000 missing men? -- Following the clues in the song about John Henry -- Big Bend -- Breakthrough -- On trial -- The contest -- The trackliners speak -- Appendices. |
| Summary note: | Historian Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts how he came to discover the real John Henry, an African-American railroad worker who became a legend in the famous song. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index. |
| Awards note: | Young Hoosier Book Award, 2011-2012, 6-8 Nominee. |
| Added author: | Aronson, Marc. |
| ISBN: | 9781426300004 (trade) 142630000X (trade) 9781426300011 (library) 1426300018 (library) |
| LCCN: | 2007012446 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1139951 |
| Bib No.: | 1139951 |
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