LEADER 03329nam 2200805Ia 450 001 9910816727803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-974114-X 010 $a0-19-534119-8 010 $a1-280-84611-9 010 $a0-19-804104-7 010 $a1-4294-2043-X 024 7 $a2027/heb06198 035 $a(CKB)1000000000465432 035 $a(EBL)431148 035 $a(OCoLC)609832009 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000251307 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238829 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251307 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248365 035 $a(PQKB)10140209 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001149440 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12523964 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001149440 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11166806 035 $a(PQKB)24842661 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431148 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431148 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10160544 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84611 035 $a(dli)HEB06198 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000012845226 035 $a(OCoLC)69021073 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB164181 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000465432 100 $a20061016d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSteel drivin' man $eJohn Henry, the untold story of an American legend /$fScott Reynolds Nelson 205 $aFirst edition. 210 $aNew York ;$aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (225 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-530010-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThe 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 606 $aAfrican Americans$vBiography 606 $aRailroad construction workers$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aJohn Henry (Legendary character) 606 $aAfrican Americans$vMusic 606 $aAfrican American art 607 $aSouthern States$xHistory, Local 615 0$aAfrican Americans 615 0$aRailroad construction workers 615 0$aJohn Henry (Legendary character) 615 0$aAfrican Americans 615 0$aAfrican American art. 676 $a973.04960730092 700 $aNelson$b Scott Reynolds$0923777 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816727803321 996 $aSteel drivin' man$92083107 997 $aUNINA