John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead

John Henry Days

Colson Whitehead

400 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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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 sto...

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