The life story of the legendary African American folk hero, John Henry, who worked as a "steel-driving" man, tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born and who died with a hammer in his hand.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.