Williamsburg Regional Library

John Henry, by Julius Lester

Label
John Henry, by Julius Lester
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
folktales
Main title
John Henry
Medium
book/cd
Oclc number
52912669
Responsibility statement
by Julius Lester
Summary
Based on the famous African American folk ballad 'John Henry', this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia
Target audience
juvenile
Illustrator
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