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

By: McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017 Contributor(s): McKissack, Fredrick Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, c1999Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 0590483137 ; 9780590483131 Subject(s): Whaling -- History -- Juvenile literature | African American whalers -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 639.2/8/0896073 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, 2000Summary: A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement.

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Item type	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	A J M Library 868-5076	J 639.2 McKI (Browse shelf)	Available		64177

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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