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Nelson, Scott Reynolds

Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry

64 pp. | National | January, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-0000-4 $18.95 | Library ISBN 978-1-4263-0001-1 $27.90
(2) 4-6 With Marc Aronson. Nelson follows clues, from song lyrics to census data, engineering reports, and prison records, tracking a folk hero who originated in the reality of 1870s racial injustice. Sepia historical photographs on buff paper, with scarlet captions and occasional overlays, depict the setting and cast for this gripping, meticulously documented saga. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Betsy Hearne | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2008

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