<I>From Harlem to the Rhine</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1936
name: label: Published by
content: Covici-Friede, American, 1928 - 1937
label: Manufactured by
content: J. J. Little and Company, American, founded 1867
label: Written by
content: Arthur West Little
label: Subject of
content: 369th Infantry Regiment, American, 1913 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A hadcover book titled From Harlem to the Rhine, a first person account of the 369th US Infantry (Harlem Hellfighters) in the World War I, written by a white officer who served in that unit.
label: Description
content: The 382 page book has a blue linen cover, with a small gold stamp in the shape of a shield in the top center of the cover. There is an image of a coiled snake inside of the shield. The shape of the snake is negative space and the details are stamped in gold.
label: Description
content: The cover has a few areas of discoloration. The spine of the book has silver text which is starting to fade. It reads [FROM / HARLEM / TO THE / RHINE / ----- / ARTHUR / W. / LITTLE].
label: Description
content: The inside font cover has a two page black and white image of troops marching down a street. There is text at the top which reads [The Sun.]. The page next to the title page features two circular images of black and white portraits. There is a man in a hat on the left and a man in a suit on the right. There is an image of a handwritten letter below. The letter is written in French. There is text below the image which reads [HENRY JOHNSON NEEDHAM ROBERTS / HEROES OF THE BATTLE OF HENRY JOHNSON / FIRST AMERICAN PRIVATES IN THE ARMY OF FRANCE / TO RECEIVE THE CROIX DE GUERRE].
label: Description
content: There is a dedication that reads [DEDICATED / To the 367 "Men of Bronze" who sleep today / in France the long sleep of eternity; and to / their comrades, and mine, who volunteered in / 1917 for the duration of the War under oath / TO / "PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND" / THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES]. There is a black line drawing of a medal below.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tom Liljenquist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.99.1
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: linen, ink, paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Closed): 9 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (24.1 × 16.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Open): 9 1/2 × 14 in. (24.1 × 35.6 cm)