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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 |
HSE Descriptors:
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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She's Been Working on the Railroad
Women began working on the railroads in the mid-1800s and still do so today. This is their story. The text is illustrated with photographs, and a variety of textual aids (e.g., glossary, index) are also included.
| Author: Levinson, Nancy Smiler |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Steam, Steel, and Stars
In 1955, the photographer O.W. Link captured the last steam railroad on its last runs in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.
| Author: Link, O. W. and Hensley, F. |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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