All Blood Runs Red, Tom Clavin
All Blood Runs Red, Tom Clavin
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All Blood Runs Red
The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy

Author: Tom Clavin, Phil Keith

Narrator: James Shippy

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2019


Synopsis

The incredible story of the first African American military pilot, who went on to become a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American civil rights pioneer

Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility of his Georgia community. When his journey led him to Europe, he garnered worldwide fame as a boxer, and later as the first African American fighter pilot in history.

After the war, Bullard returned to Paris a celebrated hero. But little did he know that the dramatic, globe-spanning arc of his life had just begun.

All Blood Runs Red is the inspiring untold story of an American hero, a thought-provoking chronicle of the twentieth century and a portrait of a man who came from nothing and by his own courage, determination, gumption, intelligence and luck forged a legendary life.

About Tom Clavin

Tom Clavin is the author of eighteen nonfiction books and has worked as a newspaper and website editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and reporter for the New York Times covering entertainment, sports and the environment. Four of his books have been New York Times bestsellers: Dodge City; and, with Bob Drury, The Heart of Everything That Is, The Last Stand of Fox Company and Halsey’s Typhoon.

About Phil Keith

Phil Keith is an award-winning author and former navy aviator. During three tours in Vietnam, he served with distinction and was awarded, among other decorations, the Purple Heart, Air Medal, Presidential Unit Citation and the Navy Commendation Medal. His book Blackhorse Riders won the 2012 USA Best Book Award for Military History; was a finalist for the 2013 Colby Award; and earned a 2013 silver medal from the Military Writers Society.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise on September 09, 2023

Such a remarkable man.......more

Goodreads review by Neile on March 24, 2021

Life has been so busy as of late, but in the moments I was able to read, I devoured this book. Eugene Bullard was born in 1895 in Columbus, Georgia, a time when racism dictated the life of every black American. Bullard was the seventh of ten children born to William (Big Ox) and Josephine Bullard. Sta......more

Goodreads review by Yesenia on February 03, 2020

Outstanding story of these formidable men! Stories like these is what they should be teaching high school students not the other crap!......more

Goodreads review by Kimberlee (reading.wanderwoman) on October 25, 2019

What an incredible story and what an incredible human being. It's one of those times I finished reading and wondered why I've never heard about him before. But there are so many reasons, many of which are listed in the book. All Blood Runs Red was originally supposed to be an autobiography, but unfo......more

Goodreads review by sherry on March 22, 2021

Five stars for Eugene Bullard, less for the book itself. Bullard's life in itself is fascinating -- American runaway who ended up in France after a stint boxing in Scotland/England, became a pilot in WWI and fought again in WWII, ran jazz bars in Paris and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Hemingwa......more