I Wanted to Be a Pilot: The Making of a Tuskegee Airman Audiobook by Elisabeth G. Harper

24/10/2023 4h 28min
I Wanted to Be a Pilot: The Making of a Tuskegee Airman Audiobook by Elisabeth G. Harper

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ID: 708513

Title: I Wanted to Be a Pilot: The Making of a Tuskegee Airman

Author: Elisabeth G. Harper, Franklin J. Macon

Narrator: Brad Sanders

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:28:55

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-23

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Teen, Historical, Biography & Memoir, Tough Topics

Summary:

Sometimes history is made by a dyslexic, mischievous boy who hates school, is a descendant of one of Frederick Douglass half-sisters, and whose Pops was a Buffalo Soldier. InI Wanted to be a Pilot, one of the less than 100 living Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen, Franklin J. Macon, tells the lively stories of how he overcame lifes obstacles to become a Tuskegee Airman. Soar through history with Franklin as he conquers dyslexia, finds mischief, and grows up to change the course of America. Readers laugh at Franks childhood antics, while being reminded that disabilities like Franks dyslexia, repeating a grade in school, and other hardships can be overcome.I Wanted to be a Pilotencourages kids to recognize history, reach for their dreams, and even make their own toys as they are reminded of the great strength and determination of the men and women who came before them.

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