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1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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 the original John Henry was--or even if there was a real John Henry. In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time, the first rail route through the App. |
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Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875.
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Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 -- Homes and haunts.
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Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Travel -- Southern States.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company -- History.
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Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 -- Homes and haunts -- Travel -- Southern States.
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Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Homes and haunts -- Travel -- Southern States.
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Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875. (OCoLC)fst01823678
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Nelson, Scott Reynolds. (OCoLC)fst01527762
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. (OCoLC)fst00541943
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography.
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John Henry (Legendary character)
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African Americans -- Music.
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African American art.
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Southern States -- History, Local.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African American art. (OCoLC)fst00799012
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Homes. (OCoLC)fst01353235
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John Henry (Legendary character) (OCoLC)fst00983818
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Railroad construction workers. (OCoLC)fst01088589
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Local history. (OCoLC)fst01411631
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Music. (OCoLC)fst01423855
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nelson, Scott Reynolds. Steel drivin' man. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0195300106 9780195300 (DLC) 2006045346 (OCoLC)69021073 |
| ISBN |
142942043X (electronic bk.) |
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9781429420433 (electronic bk.) |
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9780198041047 (electronic bk.) |
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0198041047 (electronic bk.) |
