Ain't Nothing but a Man
My Quest to Find the Real John Henry
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2008]
Format: Book
Description: 64 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
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.
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.
Subjects:
Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 -- Juvenile literature.
Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Travel -- Southern States -- Juvenile literature.
Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 -- Homes and haunts -- Juvenile literature.
Henry, John (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature.
Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Southern States -- Description and trave -- Juvenile literature.
Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 -- Juvenile literature.
Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Travel -- Southern States -- Juvenile literature.
Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 -- Homes and haunts -- Juvenile literature.
Henry, John (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature.
Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Southern States -- Description and trave -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1030L
ISBN:
9781426300004 (trade)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Henry, John | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Henry, John | Northeast Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Henry, John | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Henry, John | Southeast | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.6 2
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.6 2