Flight of Jesse Leroy Brown (Blue Jacket Books) (Blue Jacket Books)
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Book Description
Jesse Leroy Brown was born in 1926 to sharecroppers in the segregated South. An outstanding student and top athlete, he set his sights on becoming a Navy pilot despite the resistance of his family and the rampant Jim Crow laws. Brown went on to become the first black man to fly a Navy fighter and make a carrier landing. Based on archival documents and interviews with those who knew Brown, this i... More
Book Information
Publisher | US Naval Institute Press |
Binding | Paperback (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 300 |
ISBN-10 | 1591148529 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1591148524 |
Publication Date | 02/15/2007 |
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