Author: DOWNEY, BILL
Title: Uncle Sam Must Be. . . Losing the War Black Marines of the 51st
Description: San Francisco, CA: Strawberry Hill Press, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Trade PB. B&W Photographs; This edition is paperback. This book includes an introduction by Alex Haley. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover along with creasing to the front and rear spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "A poster in the recruiting office had caused it all : Join the Marines Today! At the ignorant age of twenty it seemed like a good idea. Thirty days later I had enlisted and was on my way to boot camp. My passage was by coach on an eastbound passenger train. I counted telephone poles to pass the time." (from the book). Very Good+ .
Keywords: World War II Bill Downey Alex Haley Marines United States Marines 51st Marine Division Race Relations segregation
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Title: Uncle Sam Must Be. . . Losing the War Black Marines of the 51st
Description: San Francisco, CA: Strawberry Hill Press, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Trade PB. B&W Photographs; This edition is paperback. This book includes an introduction by Alex Haley. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover along with creasing to the front and rear spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "A poster in the recruiting office had caused it all : Join the Marines Today! At the ignorant age of twenty it seemed like a good idea. Thirty days later I had enlisted and was on my way to boot camp. My passage was by coach on an eastbound passenger train. I counted telephone poles to pass the time." (from the book). Very Good+ .
Keywords: World War II Bill Downey Alex Haley Marines United States Marines 51st Marine Division Race Relations segregation
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 41632
- Book number: 41632
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