What was John Henry's job called when he worked for the railroad?

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beyre | 2 years, 9 months ago

John Henry is a mythical character of folklore, much like Paul Bunyan. In the legend, he becomes the world's best steel-driver ... hammerer of nails into the rail-road ties. However, the owner of the company wants to have a mechanical hammer do the job of John and the crew. So, John challenges the machine. He technically wins the challenge, but dies of exhaustion afterward.

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maadhu | 2 years, 9 months ago

Jhon henry was called as A steel Driving Man ,when he worked for the rail road.

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http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/story1.html

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