# The Nine Pound Hammer

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- Book: [The Nine Pound Hammer](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-claude-bemis/the-nine-pound-hammer) ([The Nine Pound Hammer.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-claude-bemis/the-nine-pound-hammer.md))
- Authors: [John Claude Bemis](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-claude-bemis)
- Publisher: random_house_books_for_young_readers
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-7585-386-9
- Published: 2009-08-25
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

What if John Henry had a son? Twelve-year-old Ray is haunted by the strangest memories of his father, whom Ray swears could speak to animals. Now an orphan, Ray jumps from a train going through the American...