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Eugene Bullard : world's first Black fighter pilot / Larry W. Greenly.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Montgomery, AL : NewSouth Books, [2013]Description: xii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 158838280X
  • 9781588382801
Subject(s):
Contents:
Prologue -- Childhood -- Journey -- Paris -- French Foreign Legion -- Lafayette Flying Corps -- Between the Wars -- New York -- Epilogue -- French Pronunciation Guide.
Summary: Presents the life of the African American pilot who flew missions for France during World War I, experienced racial discrimination in the United States, was beaten in the Peekskill Riots of 1949, and became a member of the French Legion of Honor.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Bullard, E. G814 Available 33111007449966
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Presents the life of the African American pilot who flew missions for France during World War I, experienced racial discrimination in the United States, was beaten in the Peekskill Riots of 1949, and became a member of the French Legion of Honor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue -- Childhood -- Journey -- Paris -- French Foreign Legion -- Lafayette Flying Corps -- Between the Wars -- New York -- Epilogue -- French Pronunciation Guide.

Presents the life of the African American pilot who flew missions for France during World War I, experienced racial discrimination in the United States, was beaten in the Peekskill Riots of 1949, and became a member of the French Legion of Honor.

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