Blue Skies, Black Wings: African American Pioneers of Aviation

by Samuel L. Broadnax

Book Overview

At the age of seventeen, Samuel L. Broadnax, enamored with flying, enlisted and trained as a pilot at the Tuskegee Army Air Base. Although he left the Air Corps at the end of the Second World War, his experiences inspired him to talk with other pilots and black pioneers of aviation. Blue Skies, Black Wings recounts the history of African Americans in the skies from the very beginnings of manned flight.
From Charles Wesley Peters, who flew...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803217749
• ISBN13: 9780803217744
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful read

At times moving and other times funny, this book gives it all, as well as being historical. It should be a must read in schools.