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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Simmons, Thomas E., 1936-     Subjects     Robinson, John Charles, 1903-1954.     Air pilots, Black -- Biography.     Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.     Air pilots -- Ethiopia.     Fighter pilots, Black -- Biography.     Fighter pilots, Black -- History -- 20th century.     Fighter pilots -- Biography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Black.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Ethiopia.     Blacks -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Simmons, Thomas E., 1936-       by title:      The man called Brown...       by call number:      629.13092 R662s     Search the Web     Simmons, Thomas E., 1936-     Robinson, John Charles, 1903-1954.     Air pilots, Black -- Biography.     Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.     Air pilots -- Ethiopia.     Fighter pilots, Black -- Biography.     Fighter pilots, Black -- History -- 20th century.     Fighter pilots -- Biography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Black.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Ethiopia.     Blacks -- Biography.       MARC Display

The man called Brown Condor : the forgotten history of an African American fighter pilot / Thomas E. Simmons. by Simmons, Thomas E., 1936- Skyhorse Pub., c2013. Call #: 629.13092 R662s Subjects Robinson, John Charles, 1903-1954.   Air pilots, Black -- Biography.   Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.   Air pilots -- Ethiopia.   Fighter pilots, Black -- Biography.   Fighter pilots, Black -- History -- 20th century.   Fighter pilots -- Biography.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Black.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Ethiopia.   Blacks -- Biography. ISBN:  9781620872178 (hc.) 162087217X (hc.) Description:  viii, 293 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm. Notes:  "A Herman Graf book." Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-293). Contents:  Africa, 1954 -- Mississippi, 1910 -- Northbound -- Taste the wind -- Chicago, 1927 -- But will it fly? -- A twenty-dollar bet -- Hummingbird -- Tall tree, short cotton -- A world away -- Lonely voyage -- Marseilles -- Train from Djibouti -- Addis Ababa, 1935 -- Rocks in the clouds -- Audience with the Emperor -- Gathered at the river, 1935 -- Dogs and rabbits -- A lonely war -- Sportsmen and warriors -- Stranger to peace -- Reluctant hero -- Toward home -- Gulfport, 1936 -- Hard choices -- Once more to Africa. Summary:  The forgotten true story of American war hero John Charles Robinson, a.k.a. The Brown Condor of Ethiopia, and the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Corps during the brutal Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935. Simmons brings to life Robinson's success in becoming a pilot, his expertise in building and assembling his own working aircraft, his influence on the establishment of a school of aviation at Tuskegee Institute. More than a biography of a black pilot who became a US hero, this book provides insight on racial conditions in the first half of the twentieth century and illustrates the political intrigue within a League of Nations afraid to face the rise of Fascism. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 629.13092 R662s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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