Mythology, Folklore, & Legends of the World

Folk Heroes and Heroines Around the World by Graham Seal; Kim Kennedy White

Hear My Sad Story : the true tales that inspired "Stagolee", "John Henry", and other traditional American folk songs by Richard Polenberg

David Crockett : his life and adventures by John S. C. Abbott

Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard : a cultural history by William Kerrigan

Johnny Appleseed : the man, the myth, the American story by Howard Means

Ain't Nothing but a Man : my quest to find the real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson

Steel Drivin' Man : John Henry, the untold story of an American legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson

Legendary Warriors : great heroes in myth and reality by Daniel Mersey

John Henry by Julius Lester; Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)