Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation - Brossura

Haskins, James

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0590459139 ISBN 13: 9780590459136

Casa editrice: Scholastic, 1997

Riassunto

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. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Jim Haskins is professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and lives in New York City and Gainesville. He currently serves as general editor of the Hippocrene Great Religions of the World series, and was general editor of The Filipino Nations, a three-volume work. Formerly Vice Director, Southeast Region, of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., he is currently a member of the National Advisory Committee of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution and a member of the Framework Development Committee of CIVITAS, a national civic education framework. Author of numerous articles, he also reviews books for the Gainesville Sun and other publications. He is the award-winning author of more than 100 books for both adults and young adults.

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• Editore: Scholastic
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0590459139
• ISBN 13: 9780590459136
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 277