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EAN
9781476686110
UPC
9781476686110
ISBN
9781476686110
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Book Title
John Henry and His People: The Historical Origin a
Item Length
22.4 cm
Item Weight
0.39 kg
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
John Henry and His People: the Historical Origin and Lore of America's Great Folk Ballad
Item Height
229 mm
Author
John Garst
Publisher
Mcfarland & Co INC International Concepts
Subject
Social Sciences, Mythology, History
Item Width
152 mm
Number of Pages
277 Pages

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The song John Henry, often dubbed America's greatest folk ballad, is about an African-American steel driver who raced and beat a steam drill, dying with his hammer in his hand from the effort. Most singers and historians believe John Henry was a real person, not a fictitious one, and that his story took place in Dunnavant, Alabama. The author's reconstruction, based on contemporaneous evidence and subsequent research, uncovers a fascinating story that supports the Dunnavant location and provides new insights for both general readers and folklorists. Beyond John Henry, readers will discover the lives, stories and work of his people: Black and white singers; his captain, contractor Frederick Dabney; C. C. Spencer, the most credible eyewitness; John Henry's wife, the blind singer W. T. Blankenship, who printed the first broadside of the ballad; and later scholars who studied John Henry. Wide-ranging in its scope, this book includes analyses of the song's numerous iterations, several previously unpublished illustrations and a foreword by folklorist Art Rosenbaum.

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Mcfarland & Co INC International Concepts
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9781476686110
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Publication Year
2022
Subject
Social Sciences, Mythology, History
Number of Pages
277 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
John Henry and His People: the Historical Origin and Lore of America's Great Folk Ballad
Type
Textbook
Author
John Garst
Format
Paperback

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Item Height
229 mm
Item Width
152 mm

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United States
Title_Author
John Garst

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