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Author: James Haskins Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780613033398 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Shares the heroic history of notable African Americans who have made names for themselves in the field of aviation, from the first days of flight to the space program, and describes their struggles with racism
Author: James Haskins Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780613033398 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Shares the heroic history of notable African Americans who have made names for themselves in the field of aviation, from the first days of flight to the space program, and describes their struggles with racism
Author: Patrick Albouy Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: 198223170X Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 78
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This is a fictional book about the gang of Black Eagles. The main character finally believed that “Christ has risen!” as what he confessed out loud.
Author: Conrad Black Publisher: Encounter Books ISBN: 159403673X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 761
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In Flight of the Eagle, Conrad Black provides a perspective on American history that is unprecedented. Through his analysis of the strategic development of the United States, from 1754-1992, Black describes the nine "phases" of the strategic rise of the nation, in which it progressed through grave challenges, civil and foreign wars, and secured a place for itself under the title of "Superpower." He addresses the present times and America's future in the hopes that it will return to the dynamism of great leadership and preeminence in the world, which it richly earned and still shows signs of today.
Author: Michael O'Neal Campbell Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1315278081 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 648
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This book examines the current literature and knowledge on the evolution and ecology of all the birds named as eagles, with particular emphasis on the larger species. It also examines the past and current relations between eagles and people, including habitat change and conservation issues. Eagle ecologies and conservation are currently seriously impacted by human activities such as industrialization, urbanization, pollution, deforestation and hunting. Some eagle species have consequently experienced extreme population changes. There are, however, some positive developments. Eagles have a strong, historic bond with human civilization, due to their status as the world’s most charismatic birds. Conservation policies have also been successful in repopulating some ecosystems with breeding eagles. Therefore, despite the complexity of this relationship, there may yet be hope for this unique species group, frequently rated as the kings of birds, and symbolic of human power, ambition, royalty, nationality, and even concepts of God. It is hoped that this book will contribute to the further understanding of these unique and fantastic birds.
Author: James R. Mcgovern Publisher: University Alabama Press ISBN: 0817313079 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 214
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The success story of a much-decorated fighter pilot who overcame poverty and racism to become America's first African-American four-star general. Born in Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of seventeen children in a relatively poor family, "Chappie" James (1920-1978) rose to attain the rank of four-star general-the highest rank of the peacetime American military. His parents had early on imbued him with personal and national pride and a singular drive that motivated him his whole life. At Tuskegee Institute, James enrolled in the Army Air Corps unit formed to train black pilots. After combat service in World War II, James became the leader of a fighter group in the Korean War, during which he developed innovative tactics for providing close air support for advancing ground forces. He served with distinction in Vietnam and then became a public affairs officer in the Department of Defense. Between 1970 and 1974, James served as the Pentagon's chief spokesman to youth and civic organizations. General James's importance transcends his unprecedented achievements as an African American in the military and his role as a spokesman for the patriotic community. He was an early and important proponent of black self-improvement through education, training, and the tireless pursuit of excellence. He became the very embodiment of the American dream. First published in 1985 in hardcover, this reissue of Black Eagle in paperback makes the inspiring story of a notable Tuskegee airman available again.
Author: Curtis Peebles Publisher: iBooks ISBN: 9780743458368 Category : Aeronautics, Military Languages : en Pages : 0
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This extraordinary history of the nation's top-secret military aircraft spans from World War II to the Gulf War, and chronicles how these planes--called "Dark Eagles" because they were painted black--were developed, tested, and operated in secrecy.
Author: Jerry Thompson Publisher: Texas A&M University Press ISBN: 9781585445929 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 358
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At a time when the U.S.-Mexican border was still not clearly defined and when the doctrine of Manifest Destiny and land hunger impelled the Anglo presence ever deeper and more intrusively into South Texas, Juan Nepomucino Cortina cut a violent swath across the region in a conflict that came to be known as The Cortina War. Did this border caudillo fight to defend the rights, honor, and legal claims of the Mexicans of South Texas, as he claimed? Or was his a quest for personal vengeance against the newcomers who had married into his family, threatened his mother’s land holdings, and insulted his honor? Historian Jerry Thompson mines the archival record and considers it in light of recent revisionist history of the region. As a result, he produces not only a carefully nuanced work on Cortina—the most comprehensive to date for this pivotal borderlands figure—but also a balanced interpretation of the violence that racked South Texas from the 1840s through the 1860s. Cortina’s influence in the region made him a force to be reckoned with during the American Civil War. He influenced Mexican politics from the 1840s to the 1870s and fought in the Mexican Army for more than forty-five years. His daring cross-border cattle raids, carried out for more than two decades, made his exploits the stuff of sensational journalism in the newspapers of New York, Boston, and other American cities. By the time of his imprisonment in 1877, Cortina and his followers had so roiled South Texas that Anglo reprisals were being taken against Mexicans and Tejanos throughout the region, ironically worsening the racism that had infuriated Cortina in the beginning. The effects of this troubled period continue to resonate in Anglo-Mexican and Anglo-Tejano relations, down to this very day. Students of regional and borderlands history will find this premier biography to be a rich source of new perspectives. Its transnational focus and balanced approach will reward scholarly and general readers alike.
Author: James Haskins
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