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Books with title John Henry

  • John Henry

    Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
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  • John Henry

    Hugh McHugh, Albert Hencke

    Paperback (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Dec. 1, 2004)
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
  • John Henry

    Brad Kessler, Barry Jackson

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Sept. 1, 2004)
    This is a larger-than-life tale about the African American hero who was born with a hammer in his hand. Join John Henry on a scenic journey from cotton country to the wilderness, where he finds men of all colors working together to build a great railroad. In no time, John Henry becomes king of the railroad camps by driving more steel than any man alive. And, in an exciting contest that pits man against machine, he single-handedly out-performs a new-fangled steam drill. This rousing tale delivers an inspirational message about pride and perseverance.
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  • John Henry

    Julius Lester

    Hardcover (Dial Books, Aug. 16, 1994)
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  • John Henry

    Jerry Pinkney

    Audio Cassette (Weston Woods, June 1, 1998)
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  • John Henry

    Hugh McHugh

    Hardcover (GW Dilingham, March 15, 1901)
    "Contents: John Henry at the Theater; John Henry in a Street Car; John Henry on Butting-In; John Henry in Literature; John Henry Plays Pool; John Henry on Would-Be Actors; and John Henry Plays Progressive Euchre"
  • John Henry

    Gary Gianni

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, March 1, 1989)
    John Henry, a Black laborer working for the railroad, uses two twenty-pound hammers to beat the company's new steam drill in a race to finish a mountain tunnel.
  • John Henry

    Christianne C Jones, Ben Peterson

    Audio CD (Picture Window Books, March 1, 2008)
    Retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain.
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  • John Henry

    Jerry Pinkney

    Hardcover (Weston Woods, June 1, 1998)
    Book by Pinkney, Jerry
  • John Henry's War

    Larry W. Anderson, Julie L. Casey

    Paperback (Amazing Things Press, Feb. 5, 2016)
    John Henry Callahan has grown up on his family’s prosperous farm near Lewistown, Illinois, as the country is moving toward inevitable civil war. John Henry has been deeply influenced by an early experience with two young runaway slaves who were captured and brought into Quincy, Illinois by a bounty hunter. When he witnesses the strong reaction of his father to their treatment, John Henry’s anti-slavery beliefs are set forever. When war breaks out, John Henry is ready to do his part, but his enlistment is delayed by his youth, his mother’s fears, and his father’s need to keep him at home to work the farm. John Henry is also reluctant to leave behind Nancy, the girl he loves, but when the time is right, John Henry knows he can wait no longer. John Henry is no hero, but he is an honorable man who becomes a leader in the tightly knit group of young men in his company. Together, they enter battle at a place called Shiloh. After that, nothing is the same.
  • John Henry Holliday

    Jill Bryant

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Introduces the life of John Henry "Doc" Holliday, a dentist who traveled West in 1872 for his health and became a famous gambler and gunslinger.
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  • John Henry McCoy

    Lillie D. Chaffin

    Hardcover (Macmillan Pub Co, April 1, 1971)
    Tired of constant moves, a ten-year-old boy tries to find a way to help his family settle permanently in Appalachia.