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American Patriots: The
Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
by Gail Buckley
$15.95 |
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Crown Publishers
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0-375-82243-7
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Ages 10+. They fought on Lexington Green the first morning of the Revolution
and stormed the Confederate stronghold at Fort Wagner. They charged San Juan
Hill with Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders and manned an anti-aircraft gun
at Pearl harbor. They are the black Americans who fought, often in foreign
lands, for freedoms hey did not enjoy at home.
This award-winning bestseller, now adapted for young readers captures one of
the greatest untold stories in American history. Inspired by her own family
history, Gail Buckley, daughter of revered singer/actress Lena Horne,
interviewed hundreds of veterans of every way since World War I to bring to
life her vibrant chronicle of America's black military heroes, from Crispus
Attucks to Colin Powell.
You will meet people such as Henry Ossian Flipper, West Point's first black
graduate; Colonel Charles Young, a path breaking Buffalo Soldier; Benjamin O.
Davis, Jr., the leader of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in World War II; and
Charity Ada,s, the first black officer in the Women's Army Corps. And you
will meet a family who has served in every war since the Revolution.
Illustrated with over forty photographs, American Patriots is a
testament to these brave Americans whose courage changed the course of
history.
