John Henry Days : a novel
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Author
Published
New York, New York : Anchor Books, 2002.
Status
Franklin Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Whitehead, C.
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Whitehead, C.
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Published
New York, New York : Anchor Books, 2002.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
389 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, New York, in 2001"--Title page verso.
Description
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. John Henry Days is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come.
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E-journalist J. Sutter travels to West Virginia for the first John Henry Days celebration.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitehead, C. (2002). John Henry Days: a novel (First Anchor books edition.). Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. 2002. John Henry Days: A Novel. Anchor Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. John Henry Days: A Novel Anchor Books, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson. John Henry Days: A Novel First Anchor books edition., Anchor Books, 2002.
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