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Black hands, white sails : the story of African-American whalers

Call Number

  • *J 639.28 M (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Scholastic Press, c1999.

Physical Description

xxiv, 152 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Summary

A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.

Added Authors

Fredrick McKissack

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