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UNINA9910452089203321 |
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Autore |
Nelson Scott Reynolds |
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Titolo |
Steel drivin' man [[electronic resource] ] : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend / / Scott Reynolds Nelson |
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New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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0-19-534119-8 |
1-280-84611-9 |
0-19-804104-7 |
1-4294-2043-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans |
Railroad construction workers - United States |
John Henry (Legendary character) |
African American art |
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Southern States History, Local |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. The Search for John Henry; 2. To the White House; 3. Wiseman's Grocery; 4. Ward-Well; 5. Man Versus Mountain; 6. The Southern Railway Octopus; 7. Songs People Have Sung: 1900-1930; 8. Communist Strongman; Coda; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 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 Appalachian |
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