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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Christian, Royal A. (Royal Augustus), 1875-1964 (Autor)
Otros Autores: McDaniels, Pellom, III (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Original title: Roy's trip to the battlefields of Europe.
Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi-xxxv) and index.
ISBN:9780190645212
0190645210