Title Steel drivin' man : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend / Scott Reynolds Nelson.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	E185.97.H455 N45 2006	Available	---

Description	214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-196) and index.
Contents	The search for John Henry -- To the White House -- Wiseman's grocery -- Ward-well -- Man versus mountain -- The Southern Railway Octopus -- Songs people have sung: 1900-1930 -- Communist strongman.
Subject	Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875.
	Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875.
	African Americans -- Biography.
	African Americans -- Biography.
	Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography.
	Railroad construction workers.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
Subject	Henry, John (Legendary character)
	Henry, John (Legendary character)
	African Americans -- Music.
	African Americans -- Music.
	African American art.
	African American art.
	Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 -- Homes and haunts.
	Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Travel -- Southern States.
	Nelson, Scott Reynolds.
	Travel.
	Southern States.
	Southern States -- History, Local.
	Local history.
	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company -- History.
	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
	History.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
	Music.
	Music.
ISBN	0195300106 alkaline paper
	9780195300109 alkaline paper
Standard No.	9780195300109