Steel drivin' man
Subtitle: John Henry, the untold story of an American legend
By: Scott Reynolds Nelson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780195300109
Subjects: African American art; Travel; Local History; Railroad construction workers; Homes and haunts; Music; John Henry (Legendary character); Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company; African Americans; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-196) and index.
Table of contents: title: The search for John Henry; title: To the White House; title: Wiseman's grocery; title: Ward-well; title: Man versus mountain; title: The Southern Railway Octopus; title: Songs people have sung: 1900-1930; title: Communist strongman.