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Author:

Greenly, Larry W.

Title:

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

Publisher:

NewSouth Books,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Bullard, Eugene Jacques,--1894-1961--Juvenile literature.
Bullard, Eugene Jacques,--1894-1961.
African American air pilots--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, French--Juvenile literature.
African American fighter pilots--France--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, French--Juvenile literature.
Fighter pilots--France--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots.
African Americans--Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, French.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, French.
Race discrimination--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN:

158838280X
9781588382801

LCCN:

2012036425

Locations:

NEPC953 -- Lake Mills Public Library (Lake Mills)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)