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Title:
Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry
ISBN:
9781426300004

9781426300011
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
Physical Description:
64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
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.
Reading Level:
1030 L Lexile
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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.
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