Invisible Generals : Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals /
Melville, Doug,
Invisible Generals : Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals / Doug Melville. - xxiii, 225 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Three centuries, five generations -- A man on a mission -- What's in a name? -- 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 -- Inspired to greatness -- Strategies to seize your destiny.
"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" --
9781668005132
2023940772
United States. Army --Biography.
United States. Air Force --Biography.
African American generals--United States--Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
U53.D38M45
Invisible Generals : Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals / Doug Melville. - xxiii, 225 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Three centuries, five generations -- A man on a mission -- What's in a name? -- 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 -- Inspired to greatness -- Strategies to seize your destiny.
"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" --
9781668005132
2023940772
United States. Army --Biography.
United States. Air Force --Biography.
African American generals--United States--Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
U53.D38M45