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John Henry and his people : the historical origin and lore of America's great folk ballad / John Garst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garst, John F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henry, John (Legendary character)--Songs and music--History and criticism.
- Henry, John.
- Henry, John (Legendary character).
- Folk songs, English--United States--History and criticism.
- Folk songs, English.
- United States.
- Ballads, English--United States--History and criticism.
- Ballads, English.
- Folklore--United States.
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 The Gist of Things p. 15
- 2 Hammer Like John Henry p. 18
- 3 Great Folk Tune Patterns p. 32
- 4 Based on Fact p. 51
- 5 Rings Like Silver p. 61
- 6 Drilling into John Henry p. 81
- 7 Feuding Over the Mixtery p. 88
- 8 Priority and Slight p. 98
- 9 Nothing but a Man p. 104
- 10 I Had to Eat p. 119
- 11 Mississippi Virginians p. 131
- 12 Engineer in the Civil War p. 144
- 13 Railroad Builder p. 158
- 14 Just Another Negro p. 168
- 15 We Called Him John Henry p. 174
- 16 1400 East 21st South p. 179
- 17 Trying to Get Things Right p. 196
- 18 Witnesses Good and Bad p. 200
- 19 The Case for West Virginia p. 205
- 20 The Case for Jamaica p. 210
- 21 The Case for Virginia p. 215
- 22 The Case for Alabama p. 221
- 23 Legend and Reality p. 232
- 24 Meaning of John Henry p. 237.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781476645803
- 1476645809
- Publisher Number:
- 99989647504
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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