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The sergeant : the incredible life of Nicholas Said : son of an African general, slave of the Ottomans, free man under the tsars, hero of the Union Army / Dean Calbreath.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calbreath, Dean, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nigerian Americans--Biography.
- Nigerian Americans.
- Muslims--Biography.
- Muslims.
- Freed persons--Biography.
- Freed persons.
- Slavery--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- African Americans--Social conditions--19th century.
- African Americans.
- Said, Nicholas, 1836-1882.
- Said, Nicholas.
- Borno State (Nigeria)--Biography.
- Borno State (Nigeria).
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 55th (1863-1865)--Biography.
- United States.
- Said, Nicholas, 1836-1882--Travel.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Pegasus books edition.
- Other Title:
- Incredible life of Nicholas Said
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
- Summary:
- "From his noble childhood in the kingdom of Borno to being kidnapped into slavery, the inspiring life-story of Nicholas Said is an epic journey that takes him from Africa and the Ottoman Empire through Czarist Russia and, finally, to heroic acclaim in the American Civil War"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Voyage of the Recruit
- 2. The Lion of War and His Son
- 3. The Antelope Hunt
- 4. In the Realm of the Ottomans
- 5. The Thunderer
- 6. New Name, New Religion
- 7. The Grand Tour
- 8. Land of the Puritans
- 9. Islands of the Fallen
- 10. Call of the Missions
- 11. The Select School
- 12. Boot Camp
- 13. Coffin Land and Folly
- 14. Land Crabs and the Swamp Angel
- 15. "Led by Love of Country"
- 16. Foray into Florida
- 17. "The Greatest Discontent Prevails"
- 18. "Well, Let Them Shoot"
- 19. Reaching the Crossroads
- 20. Baptized in Blood
- 21. "Babylon is Falling"
- 22. "The Negro Pundit"
- 23. The Toast of Charleston
- 24. The "Anti-Radical"
- 25. "An End to My Peregrinations"
- 26. "Safety and Harmony"
- 27. Journey's End?
- 28. Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-297) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781639363247
- 1639363246
- OCLC:
- 1330895265
- Publisher Number:
- 99992953711
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