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Reviewed on July 1, 2003
Gr 3-4 Dull, unattractive presentations in which the lines between fact and fiction are considerably blurred. No one has ever resolved whether John Henry really battled a steam drill and, if he did, where the contest took place. John Chapman's history is better documented, but it's safe to say that much of what we have heard about him is exaggerated. Nonetheless, it is problematic when an author says, as Balcziak does on the first page of John...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




