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Black hands, white sails : the story of African-American whalers / Patricia C. McKissack & Fredrick L. McKissack.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, c1999.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0590483137
  • 9780590483131
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 639.2/8/0896073 21
LOC classification:
  • SH381.5 .M38 1999
Contents:
Shore whaling -- Gone a-whaling -- Black whalemen of Nantucket -- New Bedford -- Welcome aboard -- All hands on deck.
Awards:
  • Coretta Scott King Honor, authors, 2000.
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.
Item type: Book
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library MV/639.280/McK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844300048986
Martha's Vineyard High School Library MV/639.280/MCK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844400009904
Martha's Vineyard High School Library 639.280/McK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844400085565

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.

Shore whaling -- Gone a-whaling -- Black whalemen of Nantucket -- New Bedford -- Welcome aboard -- All hands on deck.

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

Coretta Scott King Honor, authors, 2000.

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