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001			on1407049432
003			OCoLC
005			20240115152606.0
008			231101t20232023nyuaf b 001 0ceng d
010			_a 2023940772
020			_a1668005131 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9781668005132 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1407049432
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082	0	4	_a355.0092/273 _aB _223/eng/20231031
092			_a355.00922 D2906M 2023
100	1		_aMelville, Doug
245	1	0	_aInvisible generals : _brediscovering family legacy, and a quest to honor America's first Black generals / _cDoug Melville.
250			_aFirst Black Privilege Publishing/Atria Books hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBlack Privilege Publishing/Atria, _c2023.
264		4	_c©2023
300			_axxiii, 225 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color) ; _c24 cm
336			_astill image _2rdacontent
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.
505	0		_aThree centuries, five generations -- Timeline -- Preface: a man on a mission -- Introduction: what's in a name? ; Part I: the invisible generals. Generational collateral -- Extraordinary just to be ordinary -- West Point's invisible alum -- Living life in a liminal space -- The pursuit of double victory -- Founding fathers -- Look forward, not down -- The million-dollar star -- Life after death -- Monumental -- The brand equity of fairness -- American -- Epilogue: inspire to greatness ; Part II: becoming a visible general. Strategies to seize your destiny.
520			_a"In Invisible Generals, Melville shares his quest to rediscover his family's story across five generations, from post-Civil War America to modern day Asia and Europe. In life, the Davises were denied the recognition and compensation they'd earned, but through his journey, Melville uncovers something greater: that dedication and self-sacrifice can move proverbial mountains--even in a world determined to make you invisible. Invisible Generals recounts the lives of a father and his son who always maintained their belief in the American dream. As the inheritor of their legacy, Melville retraces their steps, advocates for them to receive their long-overdue honors and unlocks the potential we all hold to retrieve powerful family stories lost to the past" -- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_aA descendant of America's first two Black generals, who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen, tells his family's story across five generations, from post-Civil War America to modern day Asia and Europe.
600	1	0	_aDavis, Benjamin O., _cJr., _d1912-2002
600	1	0	_aDavis, Benjamin O., _d1880-1970
600	1	0	_aMelville, Doug _xFamily.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bAir Force _vBiography.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy _vBiography
650		0	_aAfrican American generals _zUnited States _vBiography.
650		0	_aGenerals _zUnited States _vBiography
655		7	_aBiographies _2lcgft
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