John Henry Summerour is 5' 11".
John Henry Summerour was born on April 17, 1977, in Gainesville, Georgia, USA.
John Henry Mills is 6'.
John Henry Whitaker is 6'.
John Henry Soto is 5' 1".
John Henry Scott is 6' 3".
John Henry Canavan is 5' 9".
The cast of Word Is Bond - 2003 includes: John Henry Summerour as Joey Indio Melendez as G Julio Mercedes as Carlos Ryan Shogren as Kenny
5'10"
5'10" would make John Henry (the race horse) 17 and a half hands tall. Looking at photos he was probably average size. about 16 hands...5'4".
The book "John Henry" falls under the genre of American folktales and its subgenre would be specifically categorized as a tall tale.
Genre floktales subgenre tall tales
Paul Bunyon, Johnny Appleseed and John Henry