Steel drivin' man : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend /
Nelson, Scott Reynolds.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-196) and index.
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.
Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875.
Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875
Nelson, Scott Reynolds
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
African Americans
Railroad construction workers
John Henry (Legendary character)
African Americans
African American art.