Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson

Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend

Scott Reynolds Nelson

214 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music informative slow-paced
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The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry--the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock faster than a steam drill--is a towering figure in our culture. But for over a century, no one knew who...

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