Gail Buckley: 5 books
American Catholics, American Culture
Tradition and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators...
by Barbara A. Baker, Louis A Rabb, Roberta S. Maguire
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
This collection consists of essays written by prominent African American literature, jazz, and Albert Murray scholars, reminiscences from Murray protégés and associates, and interviews with Murray himself. It illustrates Murray’s place as a central figure in African American arts and...
The Black Calhouns
From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
“A history cum memoir by Lena Horne’s daughter tells the story of her forebears . . . eloquently conveys . . . how politics and prejudice can shape a family.” —The New Yorker
In The Black Calhouns, Gail Lumet Buckley—daughter of actress Lena Horne—delves deep into her family history,...
American Patriots
The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2001
American Patriots is one of the great untold stories in American history. There have been books on individual black soldiers, but this is the first to tell the full story of the black American military experience, starting with the Revolution and culminating with Desert Storm.
The best histories...
American Patriots: A Young People's Edition
The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
They fought on Lexington Green the first morning of the Revolution and survived the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge. They stormed San Juan Hill with Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and manned an anti-aircraft gun at Pearl Harbor. They are the black Americans who fought, often in foreign lands,...