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The trials of Henry Flipper, first Black graduate of West Point / Don Cusic.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cusic, Don.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940.
- Flipper, Henry Ossian.
- United States. Army--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army.
- United States Military Academy.
- African American military cadets.
- Alumni and alumnae.
- New York (State)--West Point.
- United States Military Academy--Alumni and alumnae--Biography.
- African American military cadets--New York (State)--West Point--Biography.
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- African American soldiers--Biography.
- African American soldiers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- v, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
- Summary:
- "Passages from Flipper's autobiography (published in 1878) and excerpts from contemporary military reports as well as newspaper articles contribute firsthand observations to this biography of West Point's first Black graduate"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Early Years 5
- 2 West Point 21
- 3 In the Buffalo Soldiers 35
- 4 At Fort Davis 45
- 5 Missing Funds 64
- 6 The Court-Martial 77
- 7 The Trial Continues 94
- 8 The Verdict and Dismissal 111
- 9 Into the West 120
- 10 Flipper and Mexico 140
- 11 From the Wild West to Washington 154
- 12 Venezuela to Atlanta 167
- 13 Final Days 176.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786439696
- 9780786439690
- OCLC:
- 228498046
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