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The Sable Doughboys
by Tom Willard
ISBN: 0812551060
ISBN-13: 9780812551068
Format: Paperback
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Summary
A chronicle of the lives of an African American military man and his family during the First World War.
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"A fine addition to the author's generation-spanning saga, which, without undue fanfare, offers object lessons in such virtues as fidelity, honor, and tradition as well as a full measure of pulse-pounding action."
-- Kirkus
"Altogether, this is an exciting historical novel about black soldiers who conspicuously honored their nation abroad while the Ku Klux Klan and kindred spirits conspicuously shamed it at home."
-- Publishers Weekly
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Tor Books
Published date: 1998
Size: 4.75 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Pages: 320
Publisher's Notes
The sons of Sergeant Major Augustus and Selona Sharps enter the first Negro officer training program, ultimately joining the 93rd Division and seeing action in France during the first World War.
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Willard, Tom
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 1998 Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Patrico Books (United States)
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Forge. used-good. used-good. mass market paperback, clean and tight, medium cover wear. ( more information) Offered by Greenview Book Depository (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 1998. Front cover has a couple tears. Creases to front cover at spine.. Paperback. Good. ( more information) Offered by Sleepygirl's Used Books (United States)
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Forge Books. Mass Market PaperBack. 0812551060 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1998 Forge Books Mass Market PaperBack . Very Good. 1998. ( more information) Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
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Forge Books. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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The Sable Doughboys
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Forge Books, 15 February, 1998. New. This is a Brand New Copy that is in ~PERFECT~ condition. ISBN: 0812551060 . ( more information) Offered by ReginaRancher Books (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 1998, 1998. First Mass Market Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Some light shelfwear/edgewear/spine creasing. 'Follow-up to Buffalo Soldiers, thefirst ina series documenting the black experience in America's post-Civil War military'. ( more information) Offered by Round Table Books (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 1998, 1998. First Mass Market Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Clean/no marks/light spine crease. 'Follow-up to Buffalo Soldiers, the first in a series documenting the black experience in America's post-Civil War military'. ( more information) Offered by Round Table Books (United States)
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Tom Doherty & Associates, 1998. Paperback. Grade: C. Catalog: Fiction Historical Synopsis: 319 pages. Tom Willard began the compelling saga of African-American fighting men and their wives in book one of The Black Sabre Chronicles, the highl... ( more information) Offered by www.1stChoiceUsedBooks.com (United States)
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Forge Books. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0812551060 light shelf wear/ edge wear cover/ pages good condition/binding creasing/ /"Buy with Confidence - Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference." . Good. ( more information) Offered by Selahs Books (United States)
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Forge, 1998. Mass-market paperback. No DJ Issued. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. EXCELLENT condition! 320 p.; 0.91" x 6.81" x 4.23". Black Sabre Chronicles, 2.. ( more information) Offered by tini's world (United States)
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Tom Willard
Forge Books, 1998-02-15. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Like new,may have shelf wear. ( more information) Offered by Half Price Books, Inc. (United States)
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The Sable Doughboys
Tom Willard
NY: Tom Doherty Assoc, Inc, 1998. Some light wear to edges and back bottom corner, otherwise, book is in excellent condition. "An engrossing follow-up to Buffalo Soldiers, the first in a series documenting the black experience in America's post-Civil War military.". First Edition. very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. Paperback. ( more information) Offered by fireside books of littlestown (United States)
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U.S.A.: Forge, 1998. From Booklist Following Buffalo Soldiers (1996), the first volume in a series of novels about the history of blacks in the U.S. military, comes the second installment, which deals with soldiers in World War I. David and Adrian Sharps are admitted to officers training school in preparation for leading black divisions in the dreadful struggle taking place on trench-filled and blood-drenched European soil. After their instruction and preparation, the two brothers are dispatched certainly not to the glories but to the gore of France, where slaughter of soldiers is the current name of the game. One brother returns stateside; the other one does not. The story of David and Adrian is not only the story of the alive-one-minute-but-perhaps-dead-the-next plight of every doughboy but also of the added weight of discrimination based on the color of their skin. Despite awkward phrasing and stilted dialogue, the narrative is grounded in authentic historic detail and moves with entertaining flow. For all readers of popular fiction with historical and sociological underpinnings. Brad Hooper--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description: Tom Willard began the compelling saga of African-American fighting men and their wives in book one of The Black Sabre Chronicles, the highly acclaimed Buffalo Soldiers. In The Sable Doughboys, the second edition of the chronicles, Willard continues that captivating story as he takes us back to World War I and the sons of Sergeant Major Augustus Sharps, the great "buffalo soldier" of the Western Indian wars. Continuing their father's valiant fighting tradition, the two young men withstand vicious racial attacks in order to endure the first Negro officer training program. Once officers of the 93rd Division in 1917-18, however, Adrian and David Sharps face war on two fronts: They are subjected to racial hatred and violence on the home front as they prepare to face death in the horrors of trench warfare in the battle of the Meuse-Agronne on the Western Front of France. The Sable Doughboys is an engrossing story of uncommon courage and fortitude-unheralded hallmarks of the African-American soldier in America's wars.. ISBN: 0812551060. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. FICTION BLACK SABRES FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS. ( more information) Offered by D and C Books (formerly D and D Books) (United States)
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The Sable Doughboys (Black Sabre Chronicles Ser., Vol. 2)
Willard, Tom
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1998. Light moisture damage to upper corner, light edgewear, one very small tear.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. ( more information) Offered by Wendys Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. 1997. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Brief summary of content available on request by e-mail. ( more information) Offered by Second Chance Books (United States)
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The Sable Doughboys
Willard, Tom
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Forge Books. 1998. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Brief summary of content available on request by e-mail. ( more information) Offered by Second Chance Books (United States)
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The Sable Doughboys
Willard, Tom
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 1998. Very tight, clean copy, clean, bright pages and covers, no marks, tears or creases. Very tight spine, pages and covers.. Paperback. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Deer Run Books (United States)
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Sable Doughboys
Willard, Tom
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge, 1998. Very tight, very clean copy, undamaged pages, clean, bright covers, no tears, very tight spine, pages and covers.. Paperback. Fine. ( more information) Offered by Deer Run Books (United States)
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The Sable Doughboys (Black Sabre Chronicles Ser., Vol. 2)
Willard, Tom
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1998. Historical novel about black soldiers who conspicuously honored their nation abroad.. A Mass Mkt. Paperback. Good. A Clean Tight Text. ( more information) Offered by A New Life Books (United States)
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The Sable Doughboys
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New York: Forge Books. Mass Market Paperback. 0812551060 The covers of the book have some shelf wear and there is some fading from sticker removal on the front cover. This is a historical fiction novel about African American soldiers in World War I. . Good. 1997. Reprint. ( more information) Offered by Cupboard Maker Books (United States)
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Forge Books. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0812551060 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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