Book
Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry
by Scott Nelson
- Published
- 2007
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Words
- 10933
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 6.6
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 1030L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–17
Historian Scott Reynolds Nelson investigates the legend of John Henry as a historical mystery, using clues in songs, railroad history, Reconstruction, and archival evidence to search for the real man behind the American folk hero.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781426300004
- ISBN-10
- 142630000X
Tags
ALSC NotablesBiographyFolklore/Fables/Myths-Folklore/Fables/Myths (All)History-Pre-Civil War, Civil War, & ReconstructionMysteries-Misc./OtherNonfictionPeople-HeroesTransportation/Vehicles-Trains