Steel Drivin’ Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend

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The ballad “John Henry” is essentially 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.
In Steel Drivin’ Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the real story of the man in the back of the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the crucial dangerous enterprises of the time, the first rail route through the Appalachian Mountains. The usage of census data, penitentiary reports, and railroad company reports, Nelson reveals how John Henry, victimized by Virginia’s notorious Black Codes, used to be shipped to the infamous Richmond Penitentiary to change into prisoner number 497, and used to be forced to labor at the mile-long Lewis Tunnel for the C&O railroad. Equally necessary, Nelson masterfully captures the life of the ballad of John Henry, tracing the song’s evolution from the first printed score by blues legend W. C. Handy, to Carl Sandburg’s use of the ballad to change into the first “folk singer,” to the upbeat version by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Attractively illustrated with a lot of images, Steel Drivin’ Man offers a marvelous portrait of a beloved folk song–and a true American legend.

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