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Author : Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1987-04
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0833539752
Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born and who died with a hammer in his hand
Author : Scott Reynolds Nelson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 019974114X
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. In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time, the first rail route through the Appalachian Mountains. Using census data, penitentiary reports, and railroad company reports, Nelson reveals how John Henry, victimized by Virginia's notorious Black Codes, was shipped to the infamous Richmond Penitentiary to become prisoner number 497, and was forced to labor on the mile-long Lewis Tunnel for the C&O railroad. Equally important, Nelson masterfully captures the life of the ballad of John Henry, tracing the song's evolution from the first printed score by blues legend W. C. Handy, to Carl Sandburg's use of the ballad to become the first "folk singer," to the upbeat version by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Attractively illustrated with numerous images, Steel Drivin' Man offers a marvelous portrait of a beloved folk song--and a true American legend.
Author : Brad Kessler
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1591977649
This is a larger-than-life tale about the African American hero who was born with a hammer in his hand. Join John Henry on a scenic journey from cotton country to the wilderness, where he finds men of all colors working together to build a great railroad. In no time, John Henry becomes king of the railroad camps by driving more steel than any man alive. And, in an exciting contest that pits man against machine, he single-handedly out-performs a new-fangled steam drill. This rousing tale delivers an inspirational message about pride and perseverance.
Author : Ezra Jack Keats
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1987-05-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000022875006
Caldecott Medalist Ezra Jack Keats’s vibrant retelling of the popular African American folk ballad. Have you heard the tale? John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. He was taller and stronger than anyone around. When men started talking about laying railroad tracks across the prairies and deserts, and right through the mountains, John Henry knew he and his hammer had to be a part of it. And drive those spikes he did! Then came the day when a challenge was announced: Who could dig a tunnel through a mountain faster—John Henry and his hammer? Or a steam drill?
Author : Colson Whitehead
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307486677
From the bestselling, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a novel that is "funny and wise and sumptuously written" (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review). Colson Whitehead’s triumphant novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died outracing a machine designed to replace him. On another level it’s the story of a disaffected, middle-aged black journalist on a mission to set a record for junketeering who attends the annual John Henry Days festival. It is also a high-velocity thrill ride through the tunnel where American legend gives way to American pop culture, replete with p. r. flacks, stamp collectors, blues men , and turn-of-the-century song pluggers. John Henry Days is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come. Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto, coming soon!
Author : John Garst
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476686110
The song "John Henry," perhaps America's greatest folk ballad, is about an African-American steel driver who raced and beat a steam drill, dying "with his hammer in his hand" from the effort. Most singers and historians believe John Henry was a real person, not a fictitious one, and that his story took place in West Virginia--though other places have been proposed. John Garst argues convincingly that it took place near Dunnavant, Alabama, in 1887. The author's reconstruction, based on contemporaneous evidence and subsequent research, uncovers a fascinating story that supports the Dunnavant location and provides new insights. Beyond John Henry, readers will discover the lives and work of his people: Black and white singers; his "captain," contractor Frederick Dabney; C. C. Spencer, the most credible eyewitness; John Henry's wife; the blind singer W. T. Blankenship, who printed the first broadside of the ballad; and later scholars who studied John Henry. The book includes analyses of the song's numerous iterations, several previously unpublished illustrations and a foreword by folklorist Art Rosenbaum.
Author : Marc Aronson,Scott Reynolds Nelson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1459676106
Who was the real John Henry? The story of this legendary African - American figure has come down to us in so many songs, stories, and plays, that the facts are often lost. Historian Scott Nelson brings John Henry alive for young readers in his personal quest for the ''''true story'''' of the man behind the myth. Nelson presents the famous folk song as a mystery to be unraveled, identifying the embedded clues within the lyrics, which he examines to uncover many surprising truths. He investigates the legend and reveals the real John Henry in this beautifully illustrated book. Nelson's narrative is multilayered, interweaving the story of the building of the railroads, the period of Reconstruction, folk tales, American mythology, and an exploration of the tradition of work songs and their evolution into blues and rock and roll. This is also the story of the author's search for the flesh - and - blood man who became an American folk hero; Nelson gives a first - person account of how the historian works, showing history as a process of discovery. Readers rediscover an African - American folk hero. We meet John Henry, the man who worked for the railroad, driving steel spikes. When the railroad threatens to replace workers with a steam - powered hammer, John Henry bets that he can drive the beams into the ground faster than the machine. He wins the contest, but dies in the effort. Nelson's vibrant text, combined with archival images, brings a new perspective and focus to the life and times of this American legend.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015032914064
A Herculean steel driver on the railroad pits his strength and speed against the new steam hammer which is putting men out of jobs.
Author : Julius Lester
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999-12-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780140566222
Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad. When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Nothing can stop John Henry, and his courage stays with us forever. A Caldecott Honor Book * "This is a tall tale and heroic myth, a celebration of the human spirit . . . The story is told with rhythm and wit, humor and exageration, and with a heart-catching immediacy that connects the human and the natural world. " --Booklist, starred review "Another winning collaboration from the master storyteller and gifted artist of Tales of Uncle Remus fame." --School Library Journal "A great American hero comes fully to life in this epic retelling filled with glorious, detailed watercolors . . . This carefully crafted updating begs to be read aloud for its rich, rhythmic storytelling flow, and the suitably oversize illustrations amplify the text." --Publishers Weekly
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : John Henry (Legendary character)
ISBN : 1413124119
Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born and who died with a hammer in his hand.
Author : D. J. Herda
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762774517
A fresh, lively retelling of the life of one of the most infamous characters of the Old West, Doc Holliday, by an imaginative, yet accurate storyteller.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : First Avenue Editions
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780822564775
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
Author : Steve Sanfield
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0606044884
Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel-driving contest.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0635026511
Author : Scott Reynolds Nelson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780195341195
The story of John Henry, the mighty railroad man who has become a towering figure in American culture, is told in this portrait of the most recorded folk song in American history.