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]
Temas:
Christian, Royal A. > (Royal Augustus), > 1875-1964 > Diaries.
Christian, Royal A. > (Royal Augustus), > 1875-1964
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces > Biography.
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, American.
African American soldiers > Biography.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
Militaires noirs américains > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
African American soldiers
Military participation > African American
Soldiers
United States
diaries.
Biographies
Diaries
Personal narratives > American
Diaries.
Biographies.
Journaux intimes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a question of manhood in a time of war
  • Trying to get in the army
  • Booked for the other side
  • Crossing the pond
  • London as I saw it during the war
  • Victory pageant in London: greatest Lord Mayor's chow November 9, 1918
  • The downfall of Kaiser Bill
  • The shouting.

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