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Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry
- Title
- Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry / Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson.
- Author
- Nelson, Scott Reynolds.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Aronson, Marc.
- Description
- 64 p. : col. ill., col. map; 29 cm.
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- My quest to find the real John Henry
- Subject
- Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875
- Henry, John (Legendary character)
- Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 > Homes and haunts
- Nelson, Scott Reynolds > Travel > Southern States
- African Americans > Biography
- Railroad construction workers > United States > Biography
- Southern States > Description and travel
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- J B HENRY N
- ISBN
- 9781426300004 (trade)
- 142630000X (trade)
- 9781426300011 (library)
- 1426300018 (library)
- LCCN
- 2007012446
- OCLC
- 122309229
- Author
- Nelson, Scott Reynolds.
- Title
- Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry / Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson.
- Imprint
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
- Added Author
- Aronson, Marc.
- Research Call Number
- J B HENRY N