05541cam a2201225 4500 409506312 TxAuBib 20191105120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781620879474 1620879476 B00AQZJ1QS Amazon 9075cd69-0238-45c9-b4fb-ae6cf6ce1d24 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1204304 OverDrive (Product ID) 1204304 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Simmons, Thomas E. The Man Called Brown Condor [Libby] : The Forgotten History of an African American Fighter Pilot. Skyhorse Publishing, 2012. Pearce. America. nations. John Robinson. Tuskegee Airmen. Ethiopia. world war. founder. prevail. Israel. Aviation. Pilot. air force. seamen. Emperor. bomber. Chicago. commander. defender. djibouti. 1935. impossible odds. P-51. lindbergh. Tuskegee Institute. haile selassie. aviators. merchant marine. biloxi. mississippian. never-before-told. condor. ethiopians. prevailing. john c robinson. books on world wars. books on founders. books on commanders. air corps. ordinary soldiers. Gulfport. norwegian resistance. books on air corps. books on army airs. army air. afro-american. air force academy. airplane pilots. books on red tails. segregated tucker. segregationist. books on pearce. books on pilots. books on mississippians. racial barriers. red tail. flight schools. forgotten heroes. ethiopian history. books on israel. books on italian invasions. books on ethiopia. books on forgotten heroes. books on defenders. books on djibouti. laplanders. tom simmons. italian invasion. john charles robinson. john d robinson. books on biloxi. inspiring affirmation. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2899kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Military. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>"Riveting, with a style and pace that take the reader on the journey with John Robinson—the African American man called the brown condor"</b> <b>(</b><b><i>New York Journal of Books</i></b><b>).</b><br /> <br /> In this gripping, never-before-told tale, biographer Thomas E. Simmons brings to life the true story of John C. Robinson, who rose from fraught and humble beginnings as a black child in segregated Mississippi to outstanding success. He became a pilot and an expert in building and assembling his own working aircraft; he also helped to establish a school of aviation at the Tuskegee Institute (there would have been no Tuskegee Airmen without him); and his courageous wartime service in Ethiopia during the Italian invasion in 1935 won him international fame.<br /> <br /> Featuring thirty-five black-and-white photographs and based on twenty-three years' worth of original research, when very little information on this remarkable American hero was available, <i>The Man Called Brown Condor</i> is more than just a biography of an unfairly forgotten African American pilot; this book provides insight on racial conditions in the first half of the twentieth century and on the rise of fascism in the years preceding World War II.<br /> <br /> "[Robinson's] lifelong triumph over adversity belongs to the greatest of American success stories." —<i>The Washington Times</i><br /> <br /> "Simmons brings to life Robinson's inspiring struggle against racism through the story of how he rose to become the commander of Haile Selassie's air force in Ethiopia's attempt to defend itself against Mussolini's brutal invasion . . . An inspiring affirmation that celebrates the old adage that where there's a will, there's a way, even against seemingly impossible odds." —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-01-06 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9075CD69-0238-45C9-B4FB-AE6CF6CE1D24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9075CD69-0238-45C9-B4FB-AE6CF6CE1D24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9075CD69-0238-45C9-B4FB-AE6CF6CE1D24&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXDRI