Steel drivin' man : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend

Publication Data

• Title Steel drivin' man : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend
• Author Scott Reynolds Nelson
• Publisher Oxford University Press
• Publication date 2006
• Publication location New York
• Language English

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.

Topics

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

Steel drivin' man : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson. ISBN 9780195300109. Published by Oxford University Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.