Ain’t Nothing But a Man: My Quest for the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson

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Ain’t Nothing But a Man: My Quest for the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Lisa @ Eva Perry Library

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. 64 p., National Geographic.

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