Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry

Publication Data

• Title Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry
• Author Scott Reynolds Nelson
• Contributor Marc Aronson
• Publisher National Geographic
• Publication date 2008
• Publication location Washington, D.C.
• Language English

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.

Topics

• Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875 :: Homes and haunts
• Nelson, Scott Reynolds :: Travel :: Southern States
• Henry, John William, 1847?-approximately 1875
• African Americans :: Biography :: Juvenile literature
• John Henry (Legendary character)
• Railroad construction workers :: United States :: Biography :: Juvenile literature
• Southern States :: Description and travel
• Southern States

Ain't nothing but a man : my quest to find the real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson. ISBN 9781426300004. Published by National Geographic in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.