A Pilot's Journey; Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman, Curtis Christopher Robinson
by Norfleet, George
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Very Good/good
- ISBN 10
- 0977619206
- ISBN 13
- 9780977619207
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Washington, DC: Robnor Publishing, LLC, 2006. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/good. xiii, [3], 286, [2] pages. Family Tree. Illustrations. Appendixes. Bibliography. Notes. Some soiling to DJ. Inscribed and signed by the author and by Curtis Robinson (stamped signature?). George Norfleet is an author and publisher based in Washington, DC. He spent 23 years as a telecommunications economic and financial analyst, and network planner. In July of 2003 he began a series of taped interviews with the late Curtis C. Robinson - a Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot and a member of the 99th Fighter Squadron. Curtis Robinson was a son of the burgeoning black middle class, two generations removed from slavery. For Robinson, as for the other members of the Tuskegee Airman Program, prior preparation provided by family, institutions, and community equipped him individually, and the Tuskegee Airmen collectively, to succeed. This work captures the reasons that Robinson and his peers excelled so outstandingly during World War II and why they continued to do so during their lifetimes. The memoir takes you through the life and times of Robinson in a manner that reveals his character and accomplishments as a Tuskegee Airman, and beyond, while providing insights into the challenges of his era. He is the descendant of a family of high achievers that he traces to the 1730s. His family story depicts aspects of American history and the amazing struggles and achievements of an African-American family. Mr. Robinson is the son of a family that produced three military officers during World War II he plus two his older brothers - a record for World War II. His story is a personal, informative, insightful and entertaining view into the origins of an African American middle class family that distinguished itself during World War II and established itself during Reconstruction.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A Pilot's Journey; Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman, Curtis Christopher Robinson
- Author
- Norfleet, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition, First printing
- ISBN 10
- 0977619206
- ISBN 13
- 9780977619207
- Publisher
- Robnor Publishing, LLC
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Black Studies, Tuskegee Airmen, Military Aviation, WWII, African-Americans, Army Air Corps, Claflin University, 99th FIghtere Squadron
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