An Annotated Autobiography of Henry O. Flipper

This annotated edition of Henry Flipper’s autobiography guides modern readers and researchers to better understand Flipper’s original work. The editors’ notes explain the significance of people, places, and events that Flipper identifies in shorthand; provide additional context and subtext to help...

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Veröffentlicht: West Point Press 2026
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1732922026-03-02T12:10:52Z An Annotated Autobiography of Henry O. Flipper Flipper, Henry McGowan, Tony McGovern, Rory history West Point Autobiography thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBA Autobiography: general This annotated edition of Henry Flipper’s autobiography guides modern readers and researchers to better understand Flipper’s original work. The editors’ notes explain the significance of people, places, and events that Flipper identifies in shorthand; provide additional context and subtext to help readers better understand Flipper’s experiences; identify areas in which Flipper presented an ambiguous or incomplete narrative; and explore the literary qualities of the original memoir as an early work of African American autobiography. Readers of this work are given insight into the history of the African American struggle in the Reconstruction and to Black presence at West Point, as well as the publication and material history of Flipper’s original book and Flipper’s broader place in the literary tradition. Published 2026-03-02T12:10:50Z 2026-03-02T12:10:50Z 2025 book (print): 978-1-959631-07-1 (ebook): 978-1-959631-13-2 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173292 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://press.westpoint.edu/ https://press.westpoint.edu/books/an-annotated-autobiography-of-henry-o-flipper/ West Point Press 10.55682/wpp/t0c0rto6r 10.55682/wpp/t0c0rto6r 589d2601-0b17-491c-a6c6-0f45dc5884a0 (print): 978-1-959631-07-1 (ebook): 978-1-959631-13-2 West Point, NY open access
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