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The Touch of Greatness
Colonel William C. Bentley Jr. was a member of the small elite group of U.S. Army Air Corps officers who formed the genesis for the development of what we now know as the U.S. Air Force. He was not only rated as a Command Pilot and was a test pilot on the B-17, but he was a doctrinal visionary in airlanding tactics and serving as an advocate for servicemembers higher education. Colonel Bentley commanded the Paratroop Task Force during Operation Torch; the longest and first airborne mission in American military history. He was the first graduate of the University of Maryland's off campus degree completion program.
Who's Hoot
Georrg Adam Huth (b.1751/52) was probably the son of Georrg Aaron Hutt of Kirchain, Hessen-Kassel, Germany. He enlisted in the Hessian Army in 1776. He deserted the regiment in 1781 in South Carolina. Afterwards he settled in the "Dutch Fork" area of SC and lived there for 37 years. He married Mary (possible surname Guinn). They raised four children: (1) Mary Pauline married John S. Dabney; (2) George Washington married Elizabeth Snider; (3) Jacob married Catherine Eleazer and (4) Sarah Sallie, not married. The Dabneys settled in Polk Co., TX, the two Hoot brothers settled in Dallas Co., AL and Sarah settled in Polk Co. with the Dabneys. Several generations of descendants are given.
Philadelphia's Black Mafia
Philadelphia's 'Black Mafia' could be used as primary reading in deviance and organized crime courses. Academicians in the fields of criminology, sociology, history, political science and African-American Studies will find the book compelling and important. This book provides the first sociological analysis to date of Philadelphia's infamous "Black Mafia" which has organized crime (with varying degrees of success) in predominantly African-American sections of the city dating back to the late 1960's. Philadelphia's 'Black Mafia': -is a first step in developing both data and sophisticated theoretical propositions germane to the ongoing study of organized crime; -uses primary source documents, including confidential law enforcement files, court transcripts and interviews; -explores the group's activities in detail, depicting some of the most notorious crimes in Philadelphia's history; -thoroughly examines the organization of the Black Mafia and the group's alliances, conspiracies and conflicts; -challenges many of the current historical and theoretical assumptions regarding organized crime.
