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Porter, steward, citizen : an African American's memoir of World War I /
In 1919, Royal Christian privately published a memoir based on his experiences in World War I as a professional valet for Colonel Moorhead C. Kennedy in Paris and London. This narrative is a unique contribution to the history of African American men in WWI. However, the book has been lost to public...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In 1919, Royal Christian privately published a memoir based on his experiences in World War I as a professional valet for Colonel Moorhead C. Kennedy in Paris and London. This narrative is a unique contribution to the history of African American men in WWI. However, the book has been lost to public knowledge for almost a century. Pellom McDaniels III provides an edited and annotated version of Christian's memoir, supplemented by an extensive introduction and numerous archival photos and documents. |
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| Item Description: | Original title: Roy's trip to the battlefields of Europe. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi-xxxv) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190645212 0190645210 |