Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson

by Phillip Thomas Tucker

Book Overview

Across black America during the Golden Age of Aviation, John C. Robinson was widely acclaimed as the long-awaited "black Lindbergh." Robinson's fame, which rivaled that of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, came primarily from his wartime role as the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force after Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. As the only African American who served during the war's entirety, the Mississippi-born Robinson garnered widespread recognition,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597974870
• ISBN13: 9781597974875
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"