Black Hands, White Sails :The Story of African-American Whalers

Black Hands, White Sails : The Story of African-American Whalers

by McKissack, Pat, 1944-

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index. "A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement."

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 1999. Dewey : 632.2

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Lexile Number: 1130

Lesson Connection : Students research African Americans in history through Galileo databases and with Boolean searches.