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The ballad ""John Henry"" is 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. But for over a century, no one knew who the original John Henry was--or even if there was a real John Henry. In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time, the first rail route through the Appalachian

African Americans --- Railroad construction workers --- African American art. --- Afro-American art --- Art, African American --- Negro art --- Ethnic art --- African American music --- Afro-American music --- Afro-American songs --- Black American music --- Black music (African American music) --- Negro music --- Negro songs --- Topical songs (Negro) --- Topical songs (Negroes) --- Railroad workers --- Construction workers --- Henry, John William, --- Henry, John --- John Henry --- Homes and haunts. --- Travel --- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company --- Chessie System, Inc. --- Pere Marquette Railway --- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company --- Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company --- Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Company --- C. & O. Ry. Co. --- C and O Auto Ferries --- C&O --- Chessie Cruises --- History. --- Southern States --- American South --- American Southeast --- Dixie (U.S. : Region) --- Former Confederate States --- South, The --- Southeast (U.S.) --- Southeast United States --- Southeastern States --- Southern United States --- United States, Southern --- History, Local. --- John Henry (Legendary character) --- Henry, John (Legendary character)