Bibliograph

Ain't nothing but a man, my quest to find the real John Henry, Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson

Type

Label

Ain't nothing but a man, my quest to find the real John Henry, Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ain't nothing but a man

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

529258122309229

Responsibility statement

Scott Reynolds Nelson with Marc Aronson

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 6.6, 2.0, 119451.Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 6.6, 2.0, 119451, NL

Sub title

my quest to find the real John Henry

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification