John Henry
This retelling of the legend of John Henry who could run faster than a man on horseback and who won a contest with a steam drill in cutting through a mountain. John Henry could swing his hammers, his capital resources, so fast that he could remove boulders for the road building crew and cut through a mountain for a railroad building crew. Both the road and the railroad were government-sponsored projects to improve transportation for people and goods during the later half of the 1800’s.
Economic Concepts
- Capital Resources
- Goods and Services
- Public Goods
- Role of Government
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
Related Subjects
- Music
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