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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 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Calbreath, Dean (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
Edition:	First Pegasus books edition.
Subjects:	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. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Intro
Title Page
Dedication
Author's Note
Chapter 1: Voyage of the 'Recruit'
Chapter 2: The Lion of War and His Son
Chapter 3: The Antelope Hunt
Chapter 4: In the Realm of the Ottomans
Chapter 5: The 'Thunderer'
Chapter 6: New Name, New Religion
Chapter 7: The Grand Tour
Chapter 8: Land of the Puritans
Chapter 9: Islands of the Fallen
Chapter 10: Call of the Missions
Chapter 11: The Select School
Chapter 12: Boot Camp
Chapter 13: Coffin Land and Folly
Chapter 14: Land Crabs and the Swamp Angel
Chapter 15: "Led by Love of Country"
Chapter 16: Foray into Florida
Chapter 17: "The Greatest Discontent Prevails"
Chapter 18: "Well, Let Them Shoot"
Chapter 19: Reaching the Crossroads
Chapter 20: Baptized in Blood
Chapter 21: "Babylon is Falling"
Chapter 22: "The Negro Pundit"
Chapter 23: The Toast of Charleston
Chapter 24: The "Anti-Radical"
Chapter 25: "An End to My Peregrinations"
Chapter 26: "Safety and Harmony"
Chapter 27: Journey's End?
Chapter 28: Epilogue
Photographs
About the Author
Notes
Index
Copyright