Summary: Compilation of four animated short films profiling legendary figures in American history. John Henry goes up against a machine with his hammer to help build America's railroads; Casey Jones, the brave engineer delivers the U.S. mail in record-breaking time; Johnny Appleseed plants apple trees across America to benefit the early pioneers; Paul Bunyan, the giant lumberjack, clears the land for American settlers

Credits note: John Henry: original songs performed by The Sounds of Blackness ; music and lyrics by Gary Hines, Billy Steele ; score composed & conducted by Stephen James Taylor ; art director, Robert Ty Stanton. Johnny Appleseed: music, Paul Smith. Paul Bunyan: music, George Bruns ; vocals, The Mellomen. The brave engineer: musical score, Ken Darby. Introductions: director, Lara Shapiro ; producer, Richard Kaylor ; written by Shirley Pierce ; art director, Alex Hajdu ; editors, Adrien McKech, Leland Gray

PerformerNote: Introductions, James Earl Jones ; narrator, Alfre Woodard. John Henry: Alfre Woodard, Geoffrey Jones, Tim Hodge, Dave Murray, Carrie Harrington ; Johnny Appleseed: Dennis Day ; The brave engineer: Jerry Colonna & the King's Men

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