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Ain't nothing but a man my quest to find the real John Henry
| Title | Ain't nothing but a man my quest to find the real John Henry |
| Names | Nelson, Scott Reynolds. |
| Aronson, Marc. |
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| Book Number | DB066930 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Historian relates his search to determine if the song about John Henry was based on an actual man. Discusses tracing historical clues, learning about railroad construction in the late 1800s, and decoding the secret message of the song. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2008. |
| Narrator | Moore, Bob. |
| Local Subject | Young Adult Book - YA |
| Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| History - HST | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| Biography - Historical - BIH | |
| Biography - Black concern - BLKB | |
| Juvenile Book - JU | |
| Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| Music & Dance - MAD | |
| Arts & Architecture - ART | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| For grades 4-7. |
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| LC Subject | African Americans - Biography - Juvenile literature |
| John Henry (Legendary character) - Juvenile literature |
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| Railroad construction workers - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature |
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| Southern States - Description and travel - Juvenile literature |
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| Call Number | j973.04960730092 B JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2008 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2008 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2008. 9781426300004 |