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How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea Cover Image Book Book

How they got over : African Americans and the call of the sea

Greenfield, Eloise. (Author). Gilchrist, Jan Spivey, (ill.).

Summary: Profiles African American men and women who have had a strong connection with the sea, from slaves whose owners sent them to work on ships to today's fishermen, naval officers, and marine biologists.

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  • ISBN: 0060289929 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 9780060289928 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 0060289910
  • ISBN: 9780060289911
  • Physical Description: print
    xvii, 104 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, c2003.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Profiles: Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) -- James Forten (1766-1842) -- Robert Smalls (1839-1915) -- Matthew Henson (1866-1955) -- Shirley Lee (1935- ) -- Evelyn J. Fields (1949- ) -- Michelle Janine Howard (1960- ) -- Snapshots: Langston Hughes (1902-1967) -- Alex Haley (1921-1992) -- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. (1922- ) -- Carl M. Brashear (1931- ) -- Albert José Jones (birthdate unavailable) -- William Pinkney (1938- ).

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