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Analyzes the factors involved in the 1917 riot resulting from the armed march on Houston of one hundred black infantrymen in retaliation for a white policeman's assault on one of their noncommissioned officers. Bibliogs
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A Night of Violence: The Houston Riot of 1917
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Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1976
ISBN 10: 0807101729
ISBN 13: 9780807101728
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Seller: Books Boheme, Tempe, AZ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. :: On the evening of August 23, 1917, approximately one hundred soldier of the all-black Third Battalion, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, stationed near Camp Logan on the outskirts of Houston, seized rifles and ammunition and marched on the city to avenge the beating of a noncommissioned officer by a white policeman. :: Bound in publisher's deep-gray cloth, author and title lettered in red upon black blocking down spine, publisher's emblem appears in black below. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 235 x 159 millimeters). 338 pages. Grade: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Edges of pages 301-306 and rear endpaper trimmed a touch rough- small manufacturing flaw. Otherwise quite nice. Dust jacket exhibits overall wear, particularly along edges and at hinges. Price-clipped. Seller Inventory # 988
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A Night of Violence: The Houston Riot of 1917
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Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1976
ISBN 10: 0807101729
ISBN 13: 9780807101728
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages unmarked. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 3574397032
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A Night of Violence: The Houston Riot of 1917
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Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1976
ISBN 10: 0807101729
ISBN 13: 9780807101728
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Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Copyright 1976 edition. Vintage printing. Spine lean. Clean cover and content pages. New protective Mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 3576777625
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A Night of Violence: The Houston Riot of 1917
Published by
Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1976
ISBN 10: 0807101729
ISBN 13: 9780807101728
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Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Damage to the interior boards. Stain on the edges. Notations made on a few pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1772167547