John Henry Days a novel
Colson Whitehead's eagerly awaited and triumphantly acclaimed new novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died outracing a machine designed to replace him. On another level it's the story of a disaffected, middle-aged black journalist on...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Anchor Books,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st Anchor Books ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a John Henry Days : |b a novel / |c Colson Whitehead. |
| 250 | |a 1st Anchor Books ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Anchor Books, |c 2002. | ||
| 300 | |a 389 pages ; |c 21 cm | ||
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| 520 | 0 | |a Colson Whitehead's eagerly awaited and triumphantly acclaimed new novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died outracing a machine designed to replace him. On another level it's the story of a disaffected, middle-aged black journalist on a mission to set a record for junketeering who attends the annual John Henry Days festival. It is also a high-velocity thrill ride through the tunnel where American legend gives way to American pop culture, replete with p. r. flacks, stamp collectors, blues men, and turn-of-the-century song pluggers. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a African American journalists |v Fiction. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Henry, John |c (Legendary character) |v Fiction. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Race relations |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Racism |v Fiction. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a West Virginia |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Historical fiction. |2 lcgft | |
| 949 | |a schlow |b SAPAB |c Whitehead |d i |e 39635104851405 |f 814390 |g loc |j 03/04/2026 | ||
| 999 | |a 413870 | ||
