{"product_id":"black-cadet-in-a-white-bastion-9780803293151","title":"Black Cadet in a White Bastion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in slavery, Charles Young was the third black graduate of West Point, the first black US military attache and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. This biography of Young's years at West Point chronicles the challenges that Young faced, and provides a window into life at West Point in the 1880s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shellum draws on his own West Point knowledge in vividly portraying the difficulties Young encountered, and he points up Young's determination and devotion to his country.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: From the Jungles of Liberia; 1. Enslaved in Kentucky; 2. Freedom in Ohio; 3. Beast Barracks and Plebe Year; 4. Plebe Year Again; 5. Yearling Upperclassman; 6. Cow Year Alone; 7. Firstie Year and Graduation; Epilogue: Reflections","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405296247127,"sku":"9780803293151","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803293151.jpg?v=1730489515","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-cadet-in-a-white-bastion-9780803293151","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}