from mstrust

Using the railroad trackliner song as the starting point, the author goes in search of the legendary John Henry. The first question is, was he a real man? After much research and visits to sites that may have clues, Nelson finds that there was a young African American named John Henry working wit...

from GregMiller

Nelson explores the connections between mythology and history, and spinkes in a bit of historical methodology as well--and makes the whole thing fun to read. He demonstrates what a lot of persistence and a little imagination can accomplish. Reynolds was able to trace the legend of John Henry to i...

from GregMiller

Nelson explores the connections between mythology and history, and spinkes in a bit of historical methodology as well--and makes the whole thing fun to read. He demonstrates what a lot of persistence and a little imagination can accomplish. Reynolds was able to trace the legend of John Henry to i...