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The Man Called Brown Condor by Thomas E. Simmons

The Man Called Brown Condor

The Forgotten History of an African American Fighter Pilot

Thomas E. Simmons

Skyhorse · Print & ebook · February 7, 2013

How did a black child, growing up in segregationist Mississippi during the early 1900s, become the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Corps during the brutal Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935?

Black HistoryMilitary AviationAviation & Nautical Lives
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Who it’s for
Readers interested in African American aviation history
Themes
African American aviation history, Italo-Ethiopian War
Genres
Aviation & Nautical Lives, Black History, Military Aviation

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How did a black child, growing up in segregationist Mississippi during the early 1900s, become the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Corps during the brutal Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935? In this gripping, never-before-told tale, biographer Thoma

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in African American aviation history
  • Readers interested in the Italo-Ethiopian War

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Aviation & Nautical Lives63%
Military Aviation39%
Black History31%

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  • Military Lives
  • World War II History
  • Military Aviation
  • Black History
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  • African American Studies
  • Race & Discrimination
  • Aviation History
Authors
Thomas E. Simmons
Publisher
Skyhorse
Published
February 7, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
African American aviation history · Italo-Ethiopian War
Reading lane
Military Lives