Genres
Publication
National Geographic Society (2008), Edition: Illustrated, 64 pages
Description
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.
Subjects
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2012)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Honor Book — 2009)
Aesop Prize (Prize — 2008)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2009)
CCBC Choices (2009)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
64
Physical description
64 p.; 11.25 inches
ISBN
142630000X / 9781426300004
DDC/MDS
| 973.04960730092 |
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