Steel drivin' man : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend /

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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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, Scott Reynolds (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Temas:
Henry, John William, > 1847?-approximately 1875.
Henry, John William, > 1847?-approximately 1875 > Homes and haunts.
Nelson, Scott Reynolds > Travel > Southern States.
Henry, John > (Legendary character)
Henry, John William, > 1847?-approximately 1875
Nelson, Scott Reynolds
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company > History.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
African Americans > Biography.
Railroad construction workers > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Music.
African American art.
Noirs américains > Biographies.
Ouvriers de la construction des chemins de fer > États-Unis > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Musique.
Art noir américain.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African American art
African Americans
Homes
Railroad construction workers
Travel
Southern States > History, Local.
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire locale.
Southern States
United States
Biography
Biographies
History
Local history
Music
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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