Into the Tiger's Jaw: America's First Black Marine Aviator, Paperback

Reducere. "Like many 18-year-olds who sign up to serve with the U.S. Navy, Petersen was looking for adventure when he enlisted. The difference between him an...

Reducere. The story of a former slave and America's first Black Episcopal priest is an inspiring model for living a full life of service and love. This book,...

Reducere. Colleges, schools, libraries and military bases in the US and abroad have been searching for ways to celebrate notable persons of color and to prov...

Reducere. DescriptionMorning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed f...

Reducere. With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps--the last all-white branch of the U.S. military--...

Reducere. Cornelius Vanderbilt I had no illusions about his life. He didn't start out with grand plans and ungodly greed. He merely stepped in this world one...

Reducere. A 2014 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist They became America s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tany...

In this "sharp-eyed account of a nearly forgotten African-American sports legend" (Publishers Weekly)--the remarkable Major Taylor who became the w...

Reducere. Blanche Kelso Bruce was born a slave in 1841, yet, remarkably, amassed a real-estate fortune and became the first black man to serve a full term in...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of training, combat, and segregation written by multiple members of the Tuskegee Airmen *Includes online reso...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Henry Louis GatesIn 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descen...

Reducere. With three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse...

Reducere. In History Comics: The Roanoke Colony, Chris Schweizer investigates one of America's oldest and most intriguing mysteries. Over a hundred years bef...

Reducere. A book "no aviation buff will want to miss" (The Wall Street Journal) and "the perfect tale that educates as it entertains" (#1 bestselling author ...

Reducere. She's been waiting her whole life to meet a man like Alex. But he's been waiting too. And once he has her, he'll never let her go...Hannah has done...

Reducere. In History Comics: The Roanoke Colony, Chris Schweizer separates fact from fiction and uncovers the secrets of one of America's most puzzling myste...

Reducere. PRAISE FOR LESSONS FROM THE TOP [Lessons from the Top] challenges the vintage profile of the entrepreneur by showcasing the impressive and dynamic ...

Biography of an aviation pioneer who deserves public recognition.Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Colleen Houck**FEATURING EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, INCLUDING A BONUS CHAPTER FROM REN; A BONUS CHAPTER FROM YESUBAI'S MOTHER, YUVA...

BLACK DAHLIA: The Story of America's Most Gruesome MurderThe sun rose over Los Angeles that Wednesday morning in 1947, and a light breeze from the ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Bill YenneIllustration(s): 32pp plate section in b&wNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimens...

Reducere. "(D)on't think for one minute that Black Imagination is easy. As you will read here, it is hard-earned and sometimes dangerous, but it's necessary,...

Soon to be an animated movie Don't miss this middle grade fantasy adventure about a boy, a magical tiger, an outlaw dragon, and a mischievous monke...

Reducere. The riveting true story of America's first modern military battle, its first military victory during World War One, and its first steps onto the wo...

Reducere. Although bad eyesight kept him from receiving a commission in the U.S. Navy when he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1933, Draper Kauffman becam...

Reducere. This is the journey over five decades of Peg Wyant who navigated from Mad Men through Me Too and motherhoodYounger women trying excel at being a wo...

Publisher: Chronicle BooksAuthor(s): Gabriela HasbunIllustration(s): Hardcover, 60 full-color photographsNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2022...

Reducere. What do you do when Fate shows up in your rose bed with three-inch canines and retractable claws? Robert―not Bob ―Stevenson wakes up one morning in...

The Tiger's Tail - Gavin Biggs

The Annotated Joseph and His Friend: The Story of America's First Gay Novel contains the original novel by Bayard Taylor, with annotations and comm...

Reducere. Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death eighty-eight years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, i...

American women who contributed their talents to the silent film industry are still largely unrecognized, in spite of their great influence. This bo...

Drawing on brand new interviews with astronauts and engineers, archive material and newly declassified documents, it gives the dramatic untold stor...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Turn: Washington's Spies, now an original series on AMC Based on remarkable new research, acclaimed historian Alexander...

Reducere. DOLLEY MADISON UNITES YOUNG AMERICA!Amidst the nonstop turmoil of the War of 1812, the decisive First Lady takes action and inspires an anxious nat...

With seemingly endless stories of school violence and suicide bombers filling today's headlines, Bath Massacre serves as a reminder that terrorism ...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks meets Get Out in this landmark investigation of racial inequality at the core of the heart transplant race.Pub...

Before the era of the interstate highway, before there was even a Route 66, there were auto trails. For a brief period in the early 20th century, t...

The story of an all-black regiment's assault on the impregnable Fort Wagner in the Civil War, an act of extraordinary courage that changed hearts a...

Reducere. This edition of Odyssey One has been completely edited and remastered to correct the typos and content issues that reviewers commented on in the or...

This is the remarkable memoir of the first gay marriage in the US, a stirring and unique love story about social change and the will to live an equ...