This steel drivin' man beat a steam drill in a race to make a railroad tunnel but died with his "hammer in his hand"
.... falls dead with his hammer in his hand) against any attempt by the captain to 
beat ... his captain that he will defeat any man who challenges him to a steel 
driving... [DOC] [TLE] [Key Figure] John Henry - Underground Railroad [PAR] John Henry steel-driving man and legendary hero, may have been a historic ...