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The life story of the legendary African American folk hero, John Henry, who worked as a "steel-driving" man, tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. According to legend, John Henry's prowess as a s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948 (Author)
Other Authors: Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960 (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Henry, John > (Legendary character) > Fiction.
African American men > Fiction.
Hommes noirs américains > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Henry, John > (Legendary character)
Tall tales.
African American Interest.
folk tales.
legends (literary genre)
Legends
Folk tales
Fiction
Biographical fiction.
Folk tales.
Legends.
Contes.
Légendes.

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