The Harlem Hellfighters - When Pride Met Courage

Documents the heroism of the African-American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, who despite bigotry and discrimination distinguished themselves in combat in World War I.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Oscar nominee Bill Miles produced and directed numerous award-winning documentaries dedicated to African American history and achievement, including I Remember Harlem and The Different Drummer: Blacks in the Military. He was named the official historian of the 369th Regiment Armory in Harlem.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bill Miles, Walter Dean Myers, Walter Dean/ Miles Myers, Myers Walter Dean
• Verlag: Amistad
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 22.07.2014
• EAN: 9780060011383
• ISBN: 978-0-06-001138-3
• Seiten: 160
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Naturwissenschaft, Technik; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / Military & Wars, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 21st Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / State & Local, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / Middle East, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Places / Middle East