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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.

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Henry, John William,--1847?-ca. 1875.
African Americans--Biography.
Railroad construction workers--United States--Biography.
John Henry (Legendary character)
Henry, John William,--1847?-ca. 1875--Homes and haunts.
Nelson, Scott Reynolds--Travel--Southern States.
Southern States--Description and travel.
Henry, John William,--1847?-ca. 1875.
John Henry (Legendary character)
African Americans--Biography.
Railroad construction workers--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.

Other Authors:

Aronson, Marc.

Notes:

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.

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.

ISBN:

1426300018
9781426300011
142630000X
9781426300004

OCLC:

(OCoLC)122309229

LCCN:

2007012446

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KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

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CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

54SX745 -- Emmetsburg High School (Emmetsburg)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

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GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

JRPA532 -- Martelle Public Library and Historical Museum (Martelle) — J B Hen

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

RLPB371 -- Scranton Public Library (Scranton)

LZSX115 -- Storm Lake Middle School (Storm Lake)

JOPA334 -- Waucoma Public Library (Waucoma)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)