{"product_id":"red-tail-captured-red-tail-alexander-jefferson-9780823274383","title":"Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and Pow, Revised Edition","description":"\u003cem\u003eRed Tail Captured, Red Tail Free\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare gift detailing the experience of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, who was one of 32 Tuskegee Airmen from the 332nd Fighter Group to be shot down defending a country that considered them to be second-class citizens. \u003cstrong\u003eIn this vividly detailed, deeply personal story, Jefferson writes as a genuine American hero about what it meant to be an African American pilot in enemy hands, fighting to protect the promise of freedom. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe book features the sketches, drawings, and other illustrations Jefferson created during his nine months as a POW, and Lewis Carlson's authoritative background to the man, his unit, and the fight Alexander Jefferson fought so well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised edition covers the story of Jefferson's continuing outreach and education work, as he brings the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to communities and schools across the country, and the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Airmen in 2007. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Tail Captured, Red Tail Free\u003c\/em\u003e is perhaps the only account of the African American experience in a German prison camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Jefferson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823274381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823274383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 8.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Alexander Jefferson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045681983743,"sku":"9780823274383","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_666543b9-5228-4028-af1e-cbcc348c81af.jpg?v=1684980125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-tail-captured-red-tail-alexander-jefferson-9780823274383","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}