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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ain't nothing but a man Ain't nothing but a man Scott Reynolds Nelson,Marc Aronson Historian Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts how he came to discover the real John Henry, an African-American railroad worker who became a legend in the famous song. Historian Scott Nelson brings John H… OL19927560W
Dance of the Jakaranda Dance of the Jakaranda Peter Kimani Set in the shadow of Kenya's independence from Great Britain, this story reimagines the special circumstances that brought black, brown, and white men together to lay the railroad that heralded the b… OL20048098W
Ribbons of steel Ribbons of steel Carol Henry "Charley Carmichael's loyalty may be with the Pennsylvania Rail Road's main man, Mason Aderley, but his heart lies with the men who work the rails. With the railroads cutting wages, a major strike is… OL28950102W