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  • Nelson, Scott Reynolds.
     
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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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  • African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • John Henry (Legendary character)
     
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  • Southern States -- Description and travel.
     
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    Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry / Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson.
    by Nelson, Scott Reynolds.
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    Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
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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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  • African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Railroad construction workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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  • John Henry (Legendary character)
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  • Southern States -- Description and travel.
  • ISBN: 
    9781426300004 (trade)
    142630000X (trade)
    9781426300011 (library)
    1426300018 (library)
    Description: 
    64 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
    Contents: 
    Stuck -- Scavenger -- Who were the 40,000 missing men? -- Following the clues in the song about John Henry -- Big Bend -- Breakthrough -- On trial -- The contest -- The trackliners speak -- Appendices.
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    Summary: 
    Historian Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts how he came to discover the real John Henry, an African-American railroad worker who became a legend in the famous song.
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    Hawaii Kai Public LibraryJ -- Juvenile BiographyB Henry NeChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Hawaii State LibraryJ -- Juvenile BiographyB Henry NeChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Kealakekua Public LibraryJ -- Juvenile BiographyB Henry NeChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


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