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Steel Drivin' Man!, April 25, 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: Astronaut (Paperback)
In this astonishing debut, poet Brian Henry recounts his epic battle with the steam engine. While he certainly was the best HUMAN driving rails for the R&R, the new fangled steel drivin' machine threatened to take over the business over a century ago. Brian Henry, with an eye to the lord and a hammer in his hand, challenged the steam engine to a duel of sorts on one sunny summer afternoon. He stood up to the mechanization of human labor. Neck and mechanical neck for the entire race, Henry pulled away just at the end to beat the Frankenengine. He sighed, drank a glass of milk, laid down his hammer and died. Or so we thought. He's back in this debut collection of poems and better than ever! Lord, lord, he was a steel drivin' man! To the boat and to the rocks! Buy the book and get a whole new take on a classic american myth!
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