John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead - 2001-05-15

Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Doubleday, 2001-05-14. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. Advance Reading Copy with minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & foxing on edges of text block. Light foxing on ffep. Pages toning with age, otherwise text and images unmarked.

Doubleday, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket glossy. Binding square & firm..

New York: Doubleday, 2001. First Edition. Very Good +/No DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Trade paperback. Very clean with tight binding. First Edition. Advance Reading Copy. Author of The Intuitionist.

New York. 2001. Doubleday. Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in Wrappers. 0385498195. 389 pages. paperback. . keywords: Literature Black America John Henry. FROM THE PUBLISHER - With JOHN HENRY DAYS, Colson Whitehead delivers on the promise of his critically acclaimed debut in a magnificent new novel: a retelling of the legend of John Henry that sweeps across generations and cultures in a stunning, hilarious, and unsettling portrait of American society. Immortalized in folk ballads, John Henry has been a favorite American hero since the mid-nineteenth century. According to legend, John Henry, a black laborer for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, was a man of superhuman strength and stamina. He proved his mettle in a contest with a steam drill, only to die of exhaustion moments after his triumph. In JOHN HENRY DAYS, Colson Whitehead transforms the simple ballad into a contrapuntal masterpiece. The narrative revolves around the story of J. Sutter, a young black journalist. Sutter is a… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle rubbing to front-rear edge, light soiling to rear board, faint mark to front board and fore-edge, bright pages, tight binding, very light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(-) DJ.. Large octavo in white DJ, 389 pages ; 25 cm. E-journalist J. Sutter travels to West Virginia for the first John Henry Days celebration. 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… Read More