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Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend (1st Edition) by Scott Reynolds Nelson, Lee Smith Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-19-534119-8 / 0195341198 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-534119-5 / 9780195341195 The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry―the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock faster than a steam drill―is a towering figure in our culture. But for over a century, no one knew who the original John Henry was―or even if there was a re |