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The sergeant : the incredible life of Nicholas Said : son of an African general, slave of the Ottomans, free man under the tsars, hero of the Union Army  Cover Image Book Book

The sergeant : the incredible life of Nicholas Said : son of an African general, slave of the Ottomans, free man under the tsars, hero of the Union Army / Dean Calbreath.

Calbreath, Dean, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781639363247
  • ISBN: 1639363246
  • Physical Description: 310 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Pegasus Books edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-297) and index.
Summary, etc.:
"From his noble childhood in the kingdom of Borno to being kidnapped into slavery, the inspiring life-story of Nicholas Said is an epic journey that takes him from Africa and the Ottoman Empire through Czarist Russia and, finally, to heroic acclaim in the American Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject: Said, Nicholas, 1836-1882.
Nigerian Americans > Biography.
Muslims > Biography.
Freed persons > Biography.
Borno State (Nigeria) > Biography.
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 55th (1863-1865) > Biography.
Said, Nicholas, 1836-1882 > Travel.
Slavery > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 19th century.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 2 of 4 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Mark Twain Library Association - Redding.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Mark Twain Library Association - Redding 966.985 Cal (Text) 33620153739889 Adult New Nonfiction Checked out 03/31/2023


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