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Author:

Nelson, Scott Reynolds.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

214 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Henry, John William,--1847?-ca. 1875.
African Americans--Biography.
Railroad construction workers--United States--Biography.
John Henry (Legendary character)
African Americans--Music.
African American art.
Henry, John William,--1847?-ca. 1875--Homes and haunts.
Nelson, Scott Reynolds--Travel--Southern States.
Southern States--History, Local.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.

ISBN:

9780195300109 (alk. paper)
0195300106 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006045346

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)