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1 online resource (xi, 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-329) and index. |
| Summary |
Ten Stars is a nonfiction narrative -- part biography, part oral history -- of the life story of Gary Cooper, an African American born in the depths of Jim Crow to an Alabama family that challenged the rule of segregation. The Cooper extended family, described in interludes at points within the book, has made a national mark in politics, arts, education, health care, and the military. Graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1958 as one of three African Americans in a class of 1,500, Cooper went on to become the U.S. Marines' first black commander of a combat infantry company in Vietnam. He later became the Corps' first black general from Infantry, an Alabama state legislator and governor's cabinet official, an Air Force civilian four-star who promoted the Tuskegee Airmen, and the first black U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica. -- Amazon.com. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cooper, Jerome Gary, 1936-
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African American businesspeople -- Biography.
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African American businesspeople. |
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Biographies.
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African American diplomats -- Biography.
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African American diplomats. |
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African American generals -- Biography.
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African American generals. |
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African American politicians -- Biography.
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African American politicians. |
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African Americans -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography. |
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African Americans. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
10 stars |
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African American journey of Gary Cooper |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Weaver, Kendal. Ten Stars : The African American Journey of Gary Cooper-Marine General, Diplomat, Businessman, and Politician. Montgomery : NewSouth Books, ©2016 |
| ISBN |
9781603064149 (electronic book) |
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1603064141 |
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1588383245 (hardback) |
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9781588383242 (hardback) |
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