Steel Drivin' Man - John Henry, The Untold Story of an American Legend

Zusatztext Written at the crossroads where American myth and reality intersect, Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, The Untold Story of an American Legend is a tribute and requiem to the real steel drivin' men who built this country. Informationen zum Autor Author and historian Scott Reynolds Nelson is the Legum Professor of History at The College of William and Mary in Virginia. His previous book on John Henry, ''''Steel Drivin' Man, '''' was awarded the Organization of American Historians Merle Curti Prize and an Anisfield - Wolf award. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. Klappentext The untold story of the real man behind the iconic American folk hero John Henry, and how he came to be immortalized through blues music and art, beautifully written by the historian who discovered his existence. Zusammenfassung The untold story of the real man behind the iconic American folk hero John Henry, and how he came to be immortalized through blues music and art, beautifully written by the historian who discovered his existence.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Reynolds Nelson, Scott Reynolds (Associate Professor of History Nelson, Nelson Scott Reynolds
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.08.2008
• EAN: 9780195341195
• ISBN: 978-0-19-534119-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Folk & traditional music, History of the Americas, Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music