A Conversation with Scott Reynolds Nelson
Award Winning Author of
"Ain't Nothing But a Man"
Thursday, October 30, 20089:30 - 10:15 a.m.Middle School Students
"Ain't Nothing but a Man" is the tale of a detective chasing the ultimate cold case - a missing person who may or may not be fictional - and it's so engaging, so full of the thrill of the hunt, that it feels mean to dampen the book's pleasures even a little by telling you right away what, or rather who, Nelson found.
This book is a children's version of "Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: The Untold Story of an American Legend," Nelson's prizewinning 2006 book for grown-ups.
Scott Reynolds Nelson is Associate Professor of History at the College of William and Mary. The author of Iron Confederacies: Southern Railways, Klan Violence, and Reconstruction , he has served as a consultant on the forthcoming PBS documentary on John Henry.
Honors, Prizes and Awards:Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction, for Steel Drivin' Man, September 2007Anisfield-Wolf Literary Prize for Nonfiction, for Steel Drivin' Man, April 2007National Award for Fine Arts, for Steel Drivin' Man, April 2007Merle Curti Prize for the best book in US Social and Cultural History, Organization ofAmerican Historians, for Steel Drivin' Man, March 2007 Transmission Mode: IP
Plan to join us, for this FREE program via a distance learning link. Schools interested in participating in this program should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by October 27th.
John R. Ramicone Director of Distance Learning Services-WVIZ/NOTA 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 phone: 216-916-6360 fax: 216-916-6361 email: jramicone@ideastream.org
"Ain't Nothing But a Man"
Thursday, October 30, 20089:30 - 10:15 a.m.Middle School Students
"Ain't Nothing but a Man" is the tale of a detective chasing the ultimate cold case - a missing person who may or may not be fictional - and it's so engaging, so full of the thrill of the hunt, that it feels mean to dampen the book's pleasures even a little by telling you right away what, or rather who, Nelson found.
This book is a children's version of "Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: The Untold Story of an American Legend," Nelson's prizewinning 2006 book for grown-ups.
Scott Reynolds Nelson is Associate Professor of History at the College of William and Mary. The author of Iron Confederacies: Southern Railways, Klan Violence, and Reconstruction , he has served as a consultant on the forthcoming PBS documentary on John Henry.
Honors, Prizes and Awards:Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction, for Steel Drivin' Man, September 2007Anisfield-Wolf Literary Prize for Nonfiction, for Steel Drivin' Man, April 2007National Award for Fine Arts, for Steel Drivin' Man, April 2007Merle Curti Prize for the best book in US Social and Cultural History, Organization ofAmerican Historians, for Steel Drivin' Man, March 2007 Transmission Mode: IP
Plan to join us, for this FREE program via a distance learning link. Schools interested in participating in this program should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by October 27th.
John R. Ramicone Director of Distance Learning Services-WVIZ/NOTA 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 phone: 216-916-6360 fax: 216-916-6361 email: jramicone@ideastream.org
