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Ain't Nothing But a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry
The author is a historian who became interested in John Henry, a supposedly mythical ex-slave who outraced the steam engine in digging a tunnel through the side of the Allegheny Mountains. This book chronicles the author's efforts to find the truth about
| Author: Nelson, Scott Reynolds |
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social studies
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Casey Jones's Fireman
Sim Webb, Casey Jones's fireman, tells the story of the fateful crash of the Cannonball.
| Author: Farmer, Nancy |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Drylongso
Drylongso, which takes place west of the Mississippi in 1975, is the story of a poor farming family's battle with a drought. Drylongso, "a youth imbued with simple human kindness . . . a folk hero" (author's notes) arrives, and with him comes ho
| Author: Hamilton, Viginia |
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People Could Fly, The
These collected folk tales that were told by slaves fall into four categories: animal stories, tall tales, the supernatural, and tales of freedom. The author includes an introduction and a bibliography.
| Author: Hamilton, Virginia |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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