Black Eagle: General Daniel "Chappie" James, JrTraces the ascension of Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. (1920-1978) from his Pensacola roots as the youngest of seventeen children to the highest rank--four star general--in the peacetime American military; also details his significant influence in the black community. |
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