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1. www.poetryfoundation.org › poems › 42897John Henry by Anonymous | Poetry Foundation

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   By Anonymous. When John Henry was a little tiny baby. Sitting on his mama's knee, He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel. Saying, "Hammer's going to be the death of me, Lord, Lord, Hammer's going to be the death of me." John Henry was a man just six feet high, Nearly two feet and a half across his breast.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Henry_(folklore)John Henry (folklore) - Wikipedia

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   Legend. Plaque celebrating the legend of John Henry ( Talcott, West Virginia) According to legend, John Henry's prowess as a steel driver was measured in a race against a steam-powered rock drill, a race that he won only to die in victory with a hammer in hand as his heart gave out from stress.

4. www.britannica.com › topic › John-Henry-folk-heroJohn Henry | Song, Background, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 13, 2024 · John Henry, hero of a widely sung African American folk ballad. It describes his contest with a steam drill, in which John Henry crushed more rock than did the machine but died “with his hammer in his hand.”

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   What is the story behind the Ballad of John Henry?

   • BACKGROUND: The Ballad of John Henry was an Afro-American folk song dating back to the late 1800s. The song tells of a man who worked as a steel driver when the railroads were being built across Western America. John was so good at his job, that he was put up against a steam powered hammer in a race to see who would complete the job faster.

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   Did John Henry have a ballad?

   • Some factual basis exists for the ballad of John Henry. When the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad drove the Big Bend Tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, from 1870 to 1873, steel drivers hammered steel drills into the rock to make holes into which to pack explosives.

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   What is the story of John Henry?

   • The story of John Henry is told in a classic blues folk song about his duel against a drilling machine, which exists in many versions, and has been the subject of numerous stories, plays, books, and novels.

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   Why is John Henry a hero?

   • John Henry, hero of a widely sung African American folk ballad. It describes his contest with a steam drill, in which John Henry crushed more rock than the machine did but died ‘with his hammer in his hand.’ Writers and artists see in John Henry a symbol of the worker’s foredoomed struggle against the machine.

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6. literarydevices.net › john-henryJohn Henry Analysis - Literary devices and Poetic devices

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   The poem revolves around a historical moment when John Henry does an impossible job. He must hammer down a steel drill into a rock and set the explosives to construct the railroad. He ultimately dies as his heart gives out.

7. www.grunge.com › 292440 › the-legend-of-john-henryThe Legend Of John Henry Explained - Grunge

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   Dec 9, 2020 · Whether you know the story of John Henry or not, you've almost certainly heard people sing about him. That is because his folkloric tale has captured the imaginations of artists, particularly musicians, for nearly 100 years, and the legend has come to be the subject matter of numerous songs.

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9. www.americanfolklore.net › john-henry-the-steelJohn Henry: The Steel Driving Man - American Folklore

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   A West Virginia Legend. Now John Henry was a mighty man, yes sir. He was born a slave in the 1840’s but was freed after the war. He went to work as a steel-driver for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, don’t ya know. And John Henry was the strongest, the most powerful man working the rails.

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    The Ballad of John Henry was an Afro-American folk song dating back to the late 1800s. The song tells of a man who worked as a steel driver when the railroads were being built across Western America.