The Black Soldier or the Colored Boys of the United States Army

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A paperback, second edition book written by Mary Curtis and published by The Murray Brothers, 1918. The volume has a faded blue paper cover, with the title [The Black Soldier] printed at top center within a decorative border. The text [BY / MARY CURTIS, Pd. B.] is printed at center. The interior side of the front cover features a dedication to the author's mother, Cordelia Anna Curtis, and, at bottom center, the notice [COPYRIGHT, 1915. / BY MARY CURTIS]. The title page features at center a small, black silhouette illustration of a solider wearing a hat and with a rifle on his soldier. A handwritten inscription in graphite at the top of the title page reads [To Captain Ling / from Miss Curtis, Nov. 9, 1918]. The text on the title page reads [THE BLACK SOLDIER / OR / THE COLORED BOYS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY / ILLUSTRATED / By MARY CURTIS, PD. B.

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