John Henry; a Folk-lore StudyIncludes several versions of the Afro-American folk-song on which the legend of John Henry is based. |
Contents
The John Henry Tradition | 21 |
John Henry On the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | 43 |
What Became of John Henry? | 61 |
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