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The Big Lonesome by Timothy Egan
Viking · New release

The Big Lonesome

The Buffalo Soldier Who Shaped the West

Timothy Egan

Viking · American History
Releases March 30, 2027 · ISBN 9780593834053

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About the book

Timothy Egan's life of Henry Ossian Flipper, who was born into slavery, became the first Black graduate of West Point, and led Buffalo Soldiers before a court-martial ended his career.

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