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Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry /
Author Nelson, Scott Reynolds.
Call Number jB Henry, J.W. NEL
Publisher Washington, D.C. : National Geographic,
Subject Henry, John William, 1847?-ca. 1875.
Henry, John William, 1847?-ca. 1875 -- Homes and haunts.
Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Travel -- Southern States.
African Americans -- Biography.
Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography.
John Henry (Legendary character)
Railroad construction workers -- Biography.
Juvenile literature.
Southern States -- Description and travel.
Title Statement Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry / Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson.
Description 64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Contents 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 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.
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Contributors Aronson, Marc.
ISBN 9781426300004 (trade)
142630000X (trade)
9781426300011 (library)
1426300018 (library)
LCCN 2007012446
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Bib No. 1139951
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