Eugene Bullard: World's First Black Fighter Pilot

A Booklist "Top 10 Multicultural Nonfiction for Youth" Selection

Finalist for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Southwest Region Crystal Kite Award

Winner of the 2016 Young Adult Silver Medal of the Military Writers Society of America

Pioneering black aviator Eugene Bullard, descended from slaves, became the world’s first black fighter pilot, though he was barred from serving the United States because of the color of his skin.

Growing up in Georgia, Bullard faced discrimination and the threat of lynching. He ran away from home at twelve and eventually made his way to France, where he joined the French Foreign Legion and later the Lafayette Flying Corps. He saw fierce combat during World War I and was wounded multiple times. He returned to the United States with a chest full of medals, but once again faced discrimination. Bullard was all but ignored in the United States, even as, at age sixty-four in 1959, he was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.

Eugene Bullard’s is a remarkable story of accomplishment despite racial prejudice. Author Larry Greenly’s biography includes numerous historical photographs of Bullard throughout his travels.

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Eugene Bullard: World's First Black Fighter Pilot

A Booklist "Top 10 Multicultural Nonfiction for Youth" Selection

Finalist for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Southwest Region Crystal Kite Award

Winner of the 2016 Young Adult Silver Medal of the Military Writers Society of America

Pioneering black aviator Eugene Bullard, descended from slaves, became the world’s first black fighter pilot, though he was barred from serving the United States because of the color of his skin.

Growing up in Georgia, Bullard faced discrimination and the threat of lynching. He ran away from home at twelve and eventually made his way to France, where he joined the French Foreign Legion and later the Lafayette Flying Corps. He saw fierce combat during World War I and was wounded multiple times. He returned to the United States with a chest full of medals, but once again faced discrimination. Bullard was all but ignored in the United States, even as, at age sixty-four in 1959, he was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.

Eugene Bullard’s is a remarkable story of accomplishment despite racial prejudice. Author Larry Greenly’s biography includes numerous historical photographs of Bullard throughout his travels.

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Eugene Bullard: World's First Black Fighter Pilot

Eugene Bullard: World's First Black Fighter Pilot

by Larry Greenly
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A Booklist "Top 10 Multicultural Nonfiction for Youth" Selection

Finalist for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Southwest Region Crystal Kite Award

Winner of the 2016 Young Adult Silver Medal of the Military Writers Society of America

Pioneering black aviator Eugene Bullard, descended from slaves, became the world’s first black fighter pilot, though he was barred from serving the United States because of the color of his skin.

Growing up in Georgia, Bullard faced discrimination and the threat of lynching. He ran away from home at twelve and eventually made his way to France, where he joined the French Foreign Legion and later the Lafayette Flying Corps. He saw fierce combat during World War I and was wounded multiple times. He returned to the United States with a chest full of medals, but once again faced discrimination. Bullard was all but ignored in the United States, even as, at age sixty-four in 1959, he was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.

Eugene Bullard’s is a remarkable story of accomplishment despite racial prejudice. Author Larry Greenly’s biography includes numerous historical photographs of Bullard throughout his travels.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781603061964
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Publication date: 09/01/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 2 MB
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

About the Author

LARRY GREENLY is a freelance writer and editor, and a writing instructor and lecturer. He has published numerous articles and columns; his albuquerqueARTS magazine literary section won first place in the 2009 National Federation of Press Women state competition and second place in the national competition. Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot won second prize in the international SouthWest Writers Annual Contest.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Prologue 3

1 Childhood 5

2 Journey 12

3 Paris 30

4 French Foreign Legion 33

5 Lafayette Flying Corps 61

6 Between the Wars 106

7 New York 127

Epilogue 135

French Pronunciation Guide 138

Further Reading 142

Index 143

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